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San Luis Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006369
MRDS ID BL20381
Record type Site
Current site name San Luis Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.75083, -19.61232 (WGS84)
Elevation 4390
Relative position 3.5 KM S OF POTOSI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • ON NW FLANK OF CERRO RICO DE POTOSI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Caracoles
    Rock description Caracoles
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.75083, -19.61232
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N-S, N 20 E
    Dip E

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORD SEDIMENTS, STRONGLY FOLDED, STRIKE N15W DIP 35-85 SW/NE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1945

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Edilberto Arancibia
  • Type Owner
    Owner Banco Minero De Bolivia

Comments on the production information

  • BETWEEN 1971 AND 1981 WAS PRODUCUNG 8 MT/MO ORE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 1128000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 288.49 g/mt Silver Major 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 768000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 255.75 g/mt Silver Major 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 768000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 255.75 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSSIBLE; (2) PROBABLE; (3) PROSPECTIVE

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS, ONE ON EACH VEIN

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE SORTED AND HAND JIGGED UP TO 60% PB AND 30 MARCOS/MT AG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARRIENTOS, M., 1982, FONEM INTERNAL REPORT

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO SUBPARALLEL VEINS: SAN PEDRO, 15 M LONG, 0.10 M WIDE, AND SAN MIGUEL 60 M LONG, 0.15 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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