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Santo Domingo Prospect

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086988
MRDS ID BL20066
Record type Site
Current site name Santo Domingo Prospect
Alternate or previous names San Rafael, La Favorita

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.50416, -18.8104 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position AT RAVELO

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
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Barite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.50416, -18.8104
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Large Anticline With Se Plunge

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 7M
    Length 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Normal Faults, Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Potosi

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa 25 De Mayo
    First year 1961

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • THE ESTIMATED RESERVES CORRESPOND TO THE "SANTO DOMINGO" DEPOSIT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RIVAS V., S., 1961, POTOSI DEPARTAMENT, CHAYANTA PROVINCE EAST SECTOR IRON DEPOSITS: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G2/408

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BEST MINERALIZATION FOUND ON SANTO DOMINGO CONCESSION; LESSER MINERALIZATION ON LA FAVORITA AND SAN RAFAEL CONCESSIONS. VEINS OF HEMATITE FILLING FRACTURES IN PALEOZOIC ROCKS EXTEND UP INTO BASE OF OVERLYING CRETACEOUS SEDIMENTS. THERE ARE SIX VEINS 6 TO 200 M LONG AND 1 TO 7 M WIDE, STRIKE E-W AND HAVE STEEP DIPS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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