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San Dimas 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 10006388
MRDS ID BL20407
Record type Site
Current site name San Dimas Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.68277, -21.36423 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 9 KM N25E 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
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.68277, -21.36423
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N-S Anticlines And Synclines

Ore body information

  • Strike N 70 E
    Dip 50-80 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Milena Ivonovic

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 62M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT ADIT 62 M LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO NO. 236/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIX VEINS, 20 TO 200 M LONG AND 0.2 TO 1.2 M WIDE.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1900'S

Reporter information

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

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