San Miguel Mine

Past Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080371
MRDS ID W031495
Record type Site
Current site name San Miguel Mine
Alternate or previous names Lequepalca Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.98281, -17.66433 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 8 KM NW OF CONDE AUQUE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ALONG THE ORURO-COCHABAMBA PUBLIC HIGHWAY, 35 KM N 25 E OF CITY OF ORURO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.98281, -17.66433

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBURES DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 97-99

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-81 Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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