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San Antonio Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Tin, Lead
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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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006458
MRDS ID BL20498
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.16618, -16.19771 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Relative position 13 KM N5W OF MILLUNI

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
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Wolframite Ore
Muscovite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES CONTAIN 0.50-5.82% WO3 AND 0.10-2.80% SN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Zongo-Chuncara Batholith
    Rock description Zongo-Chuncara Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.16618, -16.19771
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On East Flank Of Zongo-Chuncara Batholith

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 65 S

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N50W DIP 50SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner N. Alcazar

Comments on the workings information

  • 110 M OF CROSSCUTS, 20 M OF DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TARQUINO, R., 1969, MINTEC INFORME 1-58.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S
Deposit VEINS AVERAGE 0.5 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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