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Santiago Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Lead, Mercury
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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. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100666
MRDS ID BL20434
Record type Site
Current site name Santiago Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.83416, -21.35589 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 15 KM N50W OF TUPIZA

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
Lead Primary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cervantite Ore
Cinnabar Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Obispo
    Rock description Obispo
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.83416, -21.35589
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N-S
    Dip TO WEST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Antonio Mariscal

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Material SB CONS
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^62% Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Antimony Antimony 62wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 882000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 9.9 wt-pct Antimony Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 799000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 5.6 wt-pct Antimony Major 1974
  • Type Tailings
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 15532000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 4 wt-pct Antimony Major 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE; (2) POSSIBLE; (3) TAILINGS

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS, DRIFTS, AND CROSSCUTS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SMALL FLOATAION MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LACKNER, F., CAMACHO, E., ARRIOS, J.B., AND ECOS, A., 1974, INFORME PRELIMINAR DE INVENTARIACION MINA SANTIAGO: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    LACKNER AND OTHERS (1974)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NUMEROUS PARALLEL TO SUBPARALLEL VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1992 Leyton Rodriguez, Martha Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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