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Santa Barbara Mine

Past Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Lead, 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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006576
MRDS ID BL30134
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Barbara Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.61614, -19.06429 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 13.5 KM S80E OF CONDO.

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
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Disseminated Pyrite In Host Rock: Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.61614, -19.06429
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1500M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SAMPLES CONTAIN 0.1% SN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS 50 M LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL/ UNDP, 1982, EXCAVACIONES DE EXPLORACION POR DEPOSITOS GRANDES DE ESTANO Y ESTANO-PLATA ENTRE LAS MESETAS VOLCANICAS DE LOS FRAILES Y MOROCOCALA: GEOBOL/UNDP PROYECTO CORDILLERA.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS 0.02-0.3 M WIDE, OXIDIZED TO 30 M DEPTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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