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India Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Tungsten
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006391
MRDS ID BL20410
Record type Site
Current site name India Mine
Alternate or previous names Resurgited

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.43279, -18.6643 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 16 KM S15E OF CALA CALA

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
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cervantite Ore
Ferberite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation At Surface

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.43279, -18.6643
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of N20w Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 15 W
    Dip 60 SW TO VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mateo Ulanovic

Comments on the production information

  • AT ONE TIME WAS PRODUCING 200 TO 250 MT SB PER MONTH

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE, PROBABLE, AND POSSIBLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 560M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS, INCLINES, AND SHAFTS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, 1975, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA GEOBOL: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S
Deposit ONE MAIN VEIN 1500 M LONG AND 0.5 TO 1 M WIDE WITH MANY SPLAYS.

Reporter information

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

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