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San Cristobal Mine

Past Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, 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 10006450
MRDS ID BL20489
Record type Site
Current site name San Cristobal Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.64947, -19.01429 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Relative position 10 KM N75E OF CONDO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • 76 HA CONCESSION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.64947, -19.01429
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On E Flank Of Anchucari Syncline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 E
    Dip 70 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Valdivia, Alfredo

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 44482000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.35 wt-pct Lead Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 0.45 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
    Copper Cu 0.49 wt-pct Copper Trace 1984
    Silver Ag 96 g/mt Silver Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POSSIBLE RESERVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 98M

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS OF 60 M, CROSSCUTS OF 28 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1984, INTERNAL REPORT: I-SS2 ARCHIVO MINTEC

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN VEIN 0.1-0.2 M WIDE

Reporter information

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

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