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San Luis Prospect

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Zinc, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006558
MRDS ID BL30109
Record type Site
Current site name San Luis Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.84112, -19.5976 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 9 KM S75W OF POTOSI

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
Tin Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silification, Advanced Argillization, Pyritazation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Mondragon
    Rock description Mondragon
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.84112, -19.5976
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 200M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS EXPOSED IN A 400 X 500 M WINDOW OF MIOCENE MANDRAGON FORMATION CONGLOMERATES BENEATH TUFFS OF THE UPPER MIOCENE LOS FRAILES FORMATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO TUNNELS OF 50M

Comments on development

  • SAMPLING OF SMALL EXPLORATION WORKINGS GAVE 0.7-17.9% ZN, 0.4-5.5% SN, AND 4-36 G/T AG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE IS A 200M WIDE ZONE OF INTENSE FRACTURING IN THE CONGLOMERATES. SAMPLING OF THE OXIDIZED ZONE WHICH EXTENDS TO 300 M BELOW THE OUTCROPS, GAVE GRADES OF 19.2% ZN, 4.4%SN, 30G/T AG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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