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Cristo Pobre Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Bismuth, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097719
MRDS ID BL20287
Record type Site
Current site name Cristo Pobre Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.75783, -16.56436 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Relative position 7 KM N55W OF LAMBATE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Bismuth Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.75783, -16.56436
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On South Flank Of A Faulted Anticline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Production statistics

  • Year 1971
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^15% Bi, 245 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 245g/mt
    Ore Bismuth Bismuth 15wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^1.27% Bi, 245 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 245g/mt
    Ore Bismuth Bismuth 1wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS 5 TO 13 M DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    EMPRESA BOLSA NEGRA, 1974, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA ZONA CRISTO POBRE: CORPORACION MINERA DE BOLIVIA INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NNW VEINS WITH VARIABLE DIP NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN HOST SEDIMENTS AND INIT ILLIMANI PLUTON.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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