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Sucre Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Gold
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097721
MRDS ID BL20298
Record type Site
Current site name Sucre Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.20223, -21.59755 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 11 KM N10E OF ESMORACA

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
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.20223, -21.59755
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 30-50 W; N 30-80 W
    Dip 45-80 W; 35-45 SW
    Length 800M
    Width 1M
  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 30-50 W; N 30-80 W
    Dip 45-80 W; 35-45 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. M. Villazon Ltda.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 12109000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 2.93 wt-pct Antimony Major 1985
    Gold Au 2.4 g/mt Gold Major 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE; (2) PROBABLE; (3) POSSIBLE; (4) PROSPECTIVE

Comments on the workings information

  • SERIES OF POORLY DESIGNED WORKINGS CONSISTING OF MORE THAN 20 CROSSCITS, TUNNELS, SHAFTS 40 TO 125 M LONG. MOST DEVELOPMENT, ABOUT 200 M, ON VETA 2.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SELECTIVE AND CUT AND FILL MINING, GRAVITY AND FLOATATION CONCENTRATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROCHA J.D., 1985, INFORME DE ETAPA "A", PROYECTO 470/84: CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION FONDO NACIONAL DE EXPLORACION MINERA.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 1 800 M LONG, 0.3 TO 1.0 M WIDE, STRIKES N30-50W. VEIN 2, SAME LENGTH AS VEIN 1, 0.15-0.30 M WIDE, STRIKES N30-80W. FINA ALLUVIAL GOLD FOUND IN STREAM SEDIMENTS OF RIO VILUYO WHICH CONSIST OF CLASTS OF QUARTZITE AND SHALE IN A CLAYEY-SAND MATRIX.

Reporter information

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

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