Rosario Mine

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006025
MRDS ID BL10304
Record type Site
Current site name Rosario Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.88279, -21.54756 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050
Relative position 5 KM NE OF ESTANCIA ESCALA

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
Agate Gangue
Jasper Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.88279, -21.54756

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciated Andesite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Escala

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 8M

Comments on the workings information

  • SINGLE SHAFT INCLINED 40 DEG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL OCT. 5, 199

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Richter, Don U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.