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Rosario Mine

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100649
MRDS ID BL20094
Record type Site
Current site name Rosario Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.71864, -17.10267 (WGS84)
Relative position 10 KM S80E OF INDEPENDENCIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.71864, -17.10267
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^70% Pb, 2.4 Kg/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Silver Silver 68g/mt
    Conc. Lead Lead 70wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 2059000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.52 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 1.71 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Silver Ag 16.7 g/mt Silver Major 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 54288000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.45 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 1.53 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Silver Ag 29.6 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) PROBABLE RESERVES; (2) GEOLOGIC RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIA, A., 1982, INFORME PRELIMINAR DE INVENTARIACION MINA ROSARIO: GEOBOL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VIA (1982)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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