| Deposit ID | 10006418 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20449 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Maria Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.84948, -18.01432 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4250 |
| Relative position | 5 KM N10W OF JAPO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Llallagua Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Llallagua Formation | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -66.84948, -18.01432 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On E Flank Of N20w Trending Japo Anticline |
| Strike | N 80 E TO NW-SE |
|---|---|
| Dip | SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Japo |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Arturo Fricke Young ; Harasic Hermanos |
| First year | 1977 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4704000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | Tailings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2028000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | Tailings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6418000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 535M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20449 |
PACHECO, M., AND OTHERS, 1977, INFORME PREFACTIBILIDAD MINA SANTA MARIA CODIGO 206-0007-05: GEOBOL-BANCO MUNDIAL INFORME
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 172-174.
VEDIA, J., AND OTHERS, 1975, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERA CHICA: GEOBOL INFORME
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN VEINS (PAMPA, ARTURO, CRUCERA, ANA MARIA, CRISTINA) ARE UP TO 0.6 M WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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