Esperanza Mine

Past Producer in Tarija, Bolivia with commodities Halite, Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006350
MRDS ID BL20354
Record type Site
Current site name Esperanza Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.17023, -21.49755 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM BY ROAD SSE OF ENTRE RIOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tarija(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Tarija
Bolivia Tarija

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG FOR TOWN OF ENTRE RIOS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Halite Primary
Gypsum-Anhydrite Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Halite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Ipaguazu
    Rock description Ipaguazu

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.17023, -21.49755

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALES, A., AND SILES, O., 1983, ROCK SALT DEPOSITS EVALUATION: GEOBOL INFORME (GE-G1/116)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR SALT BODY WITH INTERBEDDED CLAY LAYERS.
Deposit LONG, KEITH R.; HINOJOSA, A.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia 001822BL10080
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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