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Santo Santo Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006624
MRDS ID BL30193
Record type Site
Current site name Santo Santo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.96612, -19.81426 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 34 KM S40W OF POTOSI; 3 KM S55E OF PORCO.

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
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cervantite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 278
USGS model code 36c
Deposit model name Au-Sb vein
Mark3 model number 114

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.96612, -19.81426
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N80W
    Dip 80SW
    Length 480M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gregoria De Lopez

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (10 POSITIVE; (2) PROBABLE; (3) POSSIBLE; (4) PROSPECTIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-4) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE VEIN FILL IN THE UPPER LEVELS IS CERVANTITE, LIMONITE, AND HEMATITE.

Reporter information

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

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