Ascencion Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Antimony
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097693
MRDS ID BL20032
Record type Site
Current site name Ascencion Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.77672, -17.22906 (WGS84)
Relative position 11 KM N5W OF SICA SICA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

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) -67.77672, -17.22906

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^56.50% Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Antimony Antimony 57wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, INVENTARACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA MINERIA CHICA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    INVENTARACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA MINERIA CHICA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Hinojosa, A Servicio Geologic de Bolivia

Beyond USGS

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