| Deposit ID | 10100651 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20147 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Don Juan Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.23338, -17.111 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3900 |
| Relative position | 7 KM N50W OF ICHOCA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Santa Vera Cruz Batholith | ||||||||
| Rock description | Santa Vera Cruz Batholith | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate |
| Rock unit name | Llallagua |
| Rock description | Llallagua |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -67.23338, -17.111 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Santa Vera Cruz Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Dikes |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 W |
| Dip | 85 NW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Santa Vera Cruz |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Stevenson, Guillermo |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cossio, Oscar |
| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Material | CONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^27% Zn, 25% Pb, 760 G/Mt Ag | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 50M |
| Overall depth | 20M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20147 |
VIA, A., SALVADOR, N., AND AVENDANO, A., 1984, PROYECTO DE SEMIMECANIZACION MINA DON JUAN: GEOBOL INFORME.
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA.
CIMRI
VIA AND OTHERS (1984)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO VEINS: (1) 30 M LONG, AVERAGES 0.6 M THICK; (2) 20 M LONG AVERAGES 0.4 M THICK. |
| Deposit | DUPLICATE RECORD BL30157 HAS BEEN DELETED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1991 | Cardenas, Nestor | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JAN-1994 | Blacutt, William | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.