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Siberia Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Arsenic
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  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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006456
MRDS ID BL20496
Record type Site
Current site name Siberia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.80033, -16.58519 (WGS84)
Elevation 4550
Relative position 16 KM S70E OF PALCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification; Thin Zone Of Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Illimani Batholith
    Rock description Illimani Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Uncia
    Rock description Uncia

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.80033, -16.58519
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On S Flank Of Totoral Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 80 E
    Dip 80 NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Prado Luis And Luis Garafulic

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 1697000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 5.89 wt-pct Antimony Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 16488000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 5.87 wt-pct Antimony Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 3100000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 6.16 wt-pct Antimony Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 23147000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 10.76 wt-pct Antimony Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE; (2) PROBABLE; (3) POSSIBLE; (4) PROSPECTIVE

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED ON 7 LEVELS WITH TUNNELS UP TO 200 M LONG.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIA, A., JEMIO, J., AND GODINEZ, J., 1984, SIBERIA MINE SEMIMECHANIZATION PROJECT: FONEM INFORME

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN VEIN 250 M LONG, 0.80 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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