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San Antonio Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Bismuth
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081856
MRDS ID W044246
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.15229, -16.33103 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 47
USGS model code 15b
Deposit model name Sn veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Rock unit name Catavi (Pampa) Shales;Llallagua Quartzites;Zapla Tilites;Quartites, Slates, Schists, Hornfels
    Rock description Catavi (Pampa) Shales;Llallagua Quartzites;Zapla Tilites;Quartites, Slates, Schists, Hornfels
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.15229, -16.33103
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into Anticline/Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, STOCKWORK
    Strike N 70 W
    Dip 73-80 DEG
    Length 80M
    Width 0.15M
    Depth to bottom 100M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures Trending N 60-75 W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner San Antonio De Ancuma Group

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    JAUREGUI C., JAIME, 1969, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO-MINERO DE LA REGION MILLURI, ZONGO: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO

Reporter information

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

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