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Yugoslavia Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006270
MRDS ID BL20250
Record type Site
Current site name Yugoslavia Mine
Alternate or previous names Botija

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.06615, -17.26434 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Relative position 15 KM N25E OF COLQUIRI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Mercury Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.06615, -17.26434
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Broad N20-30w Anticlines And Synclines

Ore body information

  • Strike N 75 E
    Dip 75-80 NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nicolas Eterovic

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 38wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 1156000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 10.84 wt-pct Antimony Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) PROBABLE AND POSSIBLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 400M

Comments on the workings information

  • 170 M OF TUNNELS, 230 M OF CROSSCUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA, JAIME, 1977, YUGOSLAVIA MINE PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VEDIA (1977)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Leyton Rodriguez, Martha Delia Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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