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Rosa Maragua Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006385
MRDS ID BL20403
Record type Site
Current site name Rosa Maragua Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.67333, -21.25673 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 20.5 KM N10E OF TUPIZA

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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Agua Y Toro
    Rock description Agua Y Toro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.67333, -21.25673
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nne-Ssw Trending Asymmetrical Anticlines And Synclines

Ore body information

  • Strike N 16 W
    Dip VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner N. Coro

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE ADITS: MAIN CROSSCUT ADIT 34 M LONG; OTHER 2 ADITS ARE CAVED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO N 308/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VEINS: MAIN VEIN 380 M LONG, AVERAGES 2 M WIDE, 3 M MAXIMUM WIDTH. OTHER VEIN IS NARROW AND UNDEVELOPED. MAIN VEIN IS SUBPARALLEL TO FOLD AXES.

Reporter information

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

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