Santin Palca Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Copper, Iron, Manganese
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006427
MRDS ID BL20459
Record type Site
Current site name Santin Palca Mine
Alternate or previous names Silvia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.44779, -19.81038 (WGS84)
Elevation 4900
Relative position 28 KM S70E OF OPOCO.

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
Iron Secondary
Manganese Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE OVER 1.5 M WIDTH CONTAINED 3.7% CU, 54.35% FE, 5.50% MN

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.44779, -19.81038

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Silvan Calderon

Comments on the workings information

  • LARGE DUMPS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL - BANCO MUNDIAL - I.M.CH

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1974 Tarquino, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 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.