Espirito Santo

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182565
MAS/MILS ID 3350200091
Record type Site
Current site name Espirito Santo
Alternate or previous names Espiritu Santo

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.7995, -16.91438 (WGS84)
Elevation 2800
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.7995, -16.91438

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35W
    Dip 00S
    Thickness 1M
    Length 150M
    Width 50M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Strike And Dip N35W:00S
    Date of Last Modification 850808

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1928
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock
Year of first production 1928
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Unificada, S. A.
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Description Antimony Ore 44000 Mt Of Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Antimony Antimony 44000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Antimony Ore 54000 Mt Of Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Antimony Antimony 54000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Antimony Ore 48000 Mt Of Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Antimony Antimony 48000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Antimony Ore 19000 Mt Of Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Antimony Antimony 19000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Measured 60000mt ore
    Indicated 100000mt ore
    Demonstrated 160000mt ore
    Inferred 100000mt ore
    Total resources 260000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 2.61 wt-pct Antimony Major 1982

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Recovery 90
    Capacity 160
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.39
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-OCT-96 Palencia, Cesar M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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