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Salamanca Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Gold
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006307
MRDS ID BL20300
Record type Site
Current site name Salamanca Mine
Alternate or previous names Yaretani, Socorro

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.43278, -21.16423 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position AT ESTANCIA LILLA LOMA, 13 KM N60E OF COCANI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.43278, -21.16423
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On West Flank Of Yaretani Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 35 W; N 47 W
    Dip 75 NE; 82 NE
    Thickness 0.15M
    Length 1000M
  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 35 W; N 47 W
    Dip 75 NE; 82 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1937-1954

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fortunato Montano

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Antimony Antimony 66wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • FROM 1934-1954 MANY ORE SHOOTS RICH IN STIBNITE WITH 10-15 G/MT AU WERE MINED.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS, CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS WITH CONSIDERABLE DEVELOPMENT. WORKINGS ARE NOW MOSTLY CAVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA, J., AND CAMACHO, E., 1976, INFORME PRELIMINAR DE INVENTATIACION MINA SALAMANCA: BANCO MINERO INFORME 12/76

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VEDIA AND CAMACHO (1976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SALAMANCA VEIN, 1000 M LONG, GRIEGA VEIN, 300 M LONG, BOTH UP TO 1.5 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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