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San Silvestre Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Zinc, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  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 10006406
MRDS ID BL20432
Record type Site
Current site name San Silvestre Mine
Alternate or previous names Gloria, Elba

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.5161, -21.59755 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 10 KM S70E OF SUIPACHA

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
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.5161, -21.59755
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike NW-SE; NE-SW
    Dip VERTICAL
  • Dip 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 Dr. Rene Cortez

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 5400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 20.03 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Lead Pb 4.56 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 66 g/mt Silver Major 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 15750000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 20.03 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Lead Pb 4.56 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 66 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) INDUSTRIAL; (2) GEOLOGIC; ALL RESERVES IN GLORIA VEIN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 118.87M

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN (ELBA) SHAFT, NOW INACCESSIBLE; SHORT LATERAL WORKINGS UP TO 110 M LONG.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO NO. 294/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ALONG TWO SETS OF FRACTURES 150-300 M LONG AND 0.8-1.6 M WIDE
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

Reporter information

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

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