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San Cristobal Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity 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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100678
MRDS ID BL30153
Record type Site
Current site name San Cristobal Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.58283, -16.83101 (WGS84)
Elevation 5000
Relative position 70 KM S60E OF LA PAZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.58283, -16.83101
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N30W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Length 150M
    Width 1.6M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera De Araca
  • Type Owner
    Owner Walter Siles

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1)POSITIVE, (2)PROBABLE, (3)POSSIBLE. THE MINE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE IMPORTANT RESERVES AT DEPTH.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT CROSS-CUTS, DRIFTS, SHAFTS

Comments on development

  • MANUAL CONCENTRATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-3) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN NW TRENDING FRACTURES IN THE SEDIMENTS. SMALL ANTIMONY RICH ORE SHOOTS OCCUR WITHIN THE VEIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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