Santa Teresa Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097740
MRDS ID BL20465
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Teresa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.56, -20.50425 (WGS84)
Elevation 2700
Relative position 8 KM S70E OF TUMUSLA, JUST EAST OF LA CONCEPCION

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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.56, -20.50425

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 19104000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.65 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 3.42 g/mt Silver Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 1.94 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GEOLOGIC RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MORALES, G., VASVALDO, A., AND USCAMAITA, E., 1982, SANTA TERESA MINE INVENTORY PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Yugar, Walter Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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