San Luis Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006423
MRDS ID BL20454
Record type Site
Current site name San Luis Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.45975, -17.95209 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 8 KM N75E OF BOLIVAR

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
Copper Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result SURFACE SAMPLES OVER 1.53 M CONTAIN 2.03% CU, 1550 G/MT AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.45975, -17.95209

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 34 W
    Dip VERTICAL

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N 5 W, DIP 50 SW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS, AND INCLINE SHAFTS ON TWO LEVELS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING. CO., 1968, EXPLORATION PROJECT REPORT 301/68: MINTEC ARCHIVE 1-VM-II.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE PARALLEL VEINS 100 M APART OUTCROP FOR A LENGTH OF 1500 AND AVERAGE 1 M WIDE. ORE SHOOTS ARE UP TO 7 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.