| Deposit ID | 10106634 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10172 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Pablo De Napa Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.59534, -20.51536 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3785 |
| Relative position | 2.3 KM N30W OF ABRA DE NAPA, 136 KM BY ROAD FROM RR STATION AT CHIGUANI. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Selenium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Result | AHLFELD ET AL (1964) GIVE GRADES FROM 55 TO 65% |
|---|
| Model code | 167 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25m |
| Deposit model name | Fumarolic sulfur |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Vitrophyre |
| (1) | -68.59534, -20.51536 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stratovolcano |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 6M |
| Length | 1300M |
| Width | 600M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 6M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol); Socazbol Srl |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6240000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10172 |
AHLFELD, F. AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 331-332, 334.
ECHENIQUE M., 1972, GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA DEL YACIMIENTO DE AZUFRE DE SAN PABLO DE NAPA, PROVINCIA CAMPOS, DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSI: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS, MAP
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
THESIS BY ECHENIQUE (1972
CIMRI
(1-4) AHLFELD AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA (1964); (5) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DISSEMINATIONS AND VEINLETS OF SULFUR IN ALTERED TUFF CAPPED BY VITREOUS TUFF WITH DISSEMINATED SULFUR AND BY ANDESITIC LAVAS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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