| Deposit ID | 10006489 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL30027 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Don Mario Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Cerro Don Mario |
| Geographic coordinates: | -59.67875, -17.33515 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 450 |
| Relative position | 55 KM N72E OF SAN JUAN. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Santa Cruz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Tremolite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| Rock unit name | San Ignacio Supergroup | ||||
| Rock description | San Ignacio Supergroup | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -59.67875, -17.33515 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | N45w Trending Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N45w Trending Fault: N-S75w Faults. |
| Thickness | 85M |
|---|---|
| Length | 500M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1991 |
| Discoverer | Battle Mountain Gold/ Cia Minera Santa Rosa Joint Venture |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia. Minera La Rosa S.A. 1994 Gencor/ Billiton Have Jv Minerarosa . |
| First year | 1994 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cia. Minera La Rosa S.A. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 112000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 12000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL30027 |
(1) ANONYMOUS, 1993, PRECAMBRIAN COPPER-GOLD IN BOLIVIA: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 194, N. 8, P. WW-9, WW-12.
(2) MIKE BENNETT, RTZ CORP., TALK GIVEN AT PRIMERA RUEDA DE NEGOCIOS E INVERSION SOBRE MINERIA EN BOLIVIA, SANTA CRUZ, BOLIVIA. SEPT. 22, 1992.
ANON., 1994, BOLIVIA: PRECAMBRIAN POTENTIAL: MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, OCT. 7, 1994, V. 323, NO. 8296, P. 258.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IN UPTHROWN BLOCKS IN A HORST-GRABEN STRUCTURE AT INTERSECTION OF A N45W FAULT AND A REGIONAL LINEAMENT. ORE ZONE METAMORPHOSED TO QUARTZ-MAGNETITE-TREMOLITE SCHIST. |
| Deposit | DEPOSIT OCCURS ON A HILL LARGELY DEVOID OF VEGETATION (EXCEPT FOR CACTUS) IN AN AREA OF DENSE JUNGLE VEGETATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-MAR-1995 | Page, Norman J. (Long, Keith R.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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