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La Salvadora Mine

Past Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Antimony
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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. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006467
MRDS ID BL20510
Record type Site
Current site name La Salvadora Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.18282, -17.54766 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 10 KM N20E OF CARACOLLO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cervantite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz 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) -67.18282, -17.54766
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N5e-Trending Synclines And Anticlines
Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W Post-Mineralization Faults

Ore body information

  • Strike N 35 W
    Dip SUB-VERTICAL

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 Juan Galetovic

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POSITIVE RESERVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 975M

Comments on the workings information

  • CUT AND FILL MINING. 387 M OF DRIFTS, 383 M CROSSCUTS, 205 M SHAFTS, RAISES, AND INCLINE SHAFTS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CRUDE GRAVITY CONCENTRATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA, J., AND VELASCO, P., 1977, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL INFORME

  • 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

Reporter information

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

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