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San Pedro and Marby Mines

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006297
MRDS ID BL20285
Record type Site
Current site name San Pedro and Marby Mines

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.04951, -16.08104 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 2 KM DUE N OF ZONGO

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
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result TWENTY SAMPLES CONTAIN 0.80% TO 1.20% SN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Zongo
    Rock description Zongo
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.04951, -16.08104
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80-85 W, N 20 E
    Dip 35-78 SW, 80 NW
    Width 0.7M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Arturo Arias

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING CO. EXPL. NO. 404/70 MINTEC I-VM-11.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE SUBPARALLEL VEINS STRIKE N80-85W 35-78SW ARE 0.20 TO 0.70 M WIDE. ANOTHER VEIN STRIKES N20E 80NW AND IS 0.15 TO 0.25 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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