Santa Fe Mine

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Silver, Zinc
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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080434
MRDS ID W031626
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Fe Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.84726, -18.06432 (WGS84)
Elevation 4360
Relative position 3 KM SW OF MOROCOCALA MINE

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stannite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Pampa;Tromchiri;Cancaniri
    Rock description Pampa;Tromchiri;Cancaniri

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.84726, -18.06432

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into A Nw Trending Anticline With An East Overturn

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 250M
    Width 0.6M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 700M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear System In A Belt With A Nw Trend

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1888
Discoverer Spanish Colonists
Year of first production 1888

Mining district

District name Santa Fe - Morococala

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Santa Fe (Comibol)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 700M

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 230 MT ; ECON.YEAR: 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., SCHEIDER-SCHERBINA A., 1964, LOS YACIMENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5

  • Deposit

    MAGLIOLA, H., 1968, INVESTIGACIONES-GEOLOGIA-MINERAS DE LA MINA SANTA FE, INFORME NO. 2250, COMIBOL

  • Deposit

    BARKER, 1963, INFORME GEOLOGICO-GEOJISICO PRELIMINAR SANTA FE-MOROCOCALA: INFORME NO. 2043, COMIBOL

  • Deposit

    BARKER, 1964, REPORT ON GEOLOGY OF SANTA FE-MOROCOCALA AREA: INFORME NO. 2041, COMIBOL

  • Deposit

    MAGLIOLA, H., 1970, CRITERIOS DE EXPLORACION EN EL DISTRITO MINERO SANTA FE-MOROCOCALA: INFORME COMIBOL

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, 1973, SANTA FE: INFORME GR-55-56 COMIBOL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando Department of State

Beyond USGS

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