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Santa Isabel Mine

Past Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106196
MRDS ID W031502
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Isabel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.91615, -17.71433 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 30 KM N 40 W OF CITY OF ORURO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • THE MINE IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF CONDE AUQUE RIDGE ABOUT 2 KM EAST OF THE SOURCE OF THE ORCOHUMA RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Ore
Huebnerite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Pyritization, Kaolinization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.91615, -17.71433
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Conde Auque, A Vast Nw Trending Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 10 TO 20 W
    Dip STEEP
    Depth to bottom 120M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Crossings Of 2 Or 3 Vein Systems

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Conde Auque Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 98, 101

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE MAJOR VEINS, AND ALLUVIAL TYPE CONCENTRATIONS OF FERBERITE TO THE EAST ABOUT 500 METERS, MAKE UP THE MINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-81 Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.) U.S. Geological Survey

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