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Julia Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Gold, Tungsten
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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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097729
MRDS ID BL20390
Record type Site
Current site name Julia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.6828, -18.48096 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 12 KM S80W OF UNCIA

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 Secondary
Tungsten Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.6828, -18.48096
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 17 W
    Dip 60-80 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Roman Velasco

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 80M

Comments on the workings information

  • 80 M OF CROSSCUTS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ELIAS, C., 1984, BANCO MINERO INFORME: I-J7-ARCHIVO MINTEC.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS AVERAGE 0.2-0.4 M WIDE. OREBODIES ARE SMALL, IRREGULAR SHOOTS.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

Reporter information

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

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