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Socopoco-Chullpackasa Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Zinc, Lead, 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 10006475
MRDS ID BL20520
Record type Site
Current site name Socopoco-Chullpackasa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.79334, -18.69068 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position 2 KM DUE N OF GUADALUPE

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
Antimony Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
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) -65.79334, -18.69068
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On Sw Flank Of N50w Trending Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 35-50 E
    Dip 80-85 NW

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 Angel Buzalich A.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 1320000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 5.5 wt-pct Antimony Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 0.1 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1981
    Lead Pb 0.03 wt-pct Lead Trace 1981
    Silver Ag 0.5 g/mt Silver Trace 1981
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 132648000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 5.06 wt-pct Antimony Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 0.01 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1981
    Silver Ag 0.03 g/mt Silver Trace 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) INDUSTRIAL; (2) GEOLOGIC

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 407M

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE DIVIDED INTO FOUR SECTIONS, ALL AS CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS: SAN ANTONIO WITH THREE WORKINGS 10, 34, AND 50 M LONG; YANAKAKA WITH THREE WORKINGS 40, 16, AND 20 M LONG RESPECTIVELY; YUMINI WITH THREE WORKINGS 39, 6, AND 10 M LONG RESPECTIVELY; AND SOCOPOCO WITH FIVE WORKINGS 4, 86, 30, 30, AND 32 M LONG RESPECTIVELY.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM INFORME N 160-81

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TEN VEINS 50-100 M LONG AND 0.05-0.4 M WIDE PLUS THE SAN ANTONIO VEIN 900 M LONG.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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