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Santa Rosa Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Copper
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097717
MRDS ID BL20270
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rosa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.23282, -17.06435 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Relative position 14 KM N50E OF CAXATA

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
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Quimsa Cruz Batholith
    Rock description Quimsa Cruz Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.23282, -17.06435
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On Ne Flank Of A Syncline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 55 E, N 75 E, N 40 E, E-W
    Dip 60-75 SE, 85 N

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alex Villarreal Miranda

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1956 TREATING 30 MT/DAY ORE.

Comments on the workings information

  • LIMITED WORKINGS ON TWO LEVELS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: A 50 MT/DAY FLOATATION MILL FOR MAIN MINE USE. A 5 MT/DAY GRAVITY (TABLE) CONCENTRATION MILL AVAILABLE FOR LESSEES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMACHO, E., AND LARA, S., 1976, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOUR VEINS 200 TO 300 M LONG AND 0.05 TO 1.0 M WIDE. SEVERAL SMALL STOCKWORK OREBODIES FOUND OUTSIDE THE VEINS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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