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Sucre Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107583
MRDS ID BL10096
Record type Site
Current site name Sucre Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.10641, -21.73616 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050
Relative position 1.5 KM S10E OF ESTANCIA SALARIOS, 172 KM FROM UYUNI BY ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (1971): 3.3 TO 15.5% CU OVER 0.1 TO 0.45M

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name San Vicente
    Rock description San Vicente

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.10641, -21.73616
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N13e Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N65 TO 70W
    Dip 41 TO 43NE
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^10% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Copper Copper 10wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 15M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS

Comments on development

  • SMALL SCALE MINING IN 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA SUCRE: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-32, 10P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500; 1:200

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1970

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GEOBOL (1971)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ARE MINOR FRACTURE FILLINGS. MANTOS IN CONGLOMERATE ARE UP TO 50 CM THICK, IN SANDSTONE UP TO 15 CM THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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