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Virginia Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Gold, Copper
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  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. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006470
MRDS ID BL20513
Record type Site
Current site name Virginia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.65777, -20.04759 (WGS84)
Elevation 3047
Relative position 5 KM S OF CAIZA "D"

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.65777, -20.04759
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 55-60 E
    Dip 83-85 NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N9W DIP 35-40NE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner United Mines Ltda., C. Da Silva

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 172200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 9 g/mt Gold Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROSPECTIVE RESERVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 816M

Comments on the workings information

  • DEVELOPED ON 4 LEVELS WITH 410 M OF DRIFTS, 333 M OF CROSSCUTS, AND 73 M OF VERTICAL DEVELOPMENT.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE TREATED IN A GRAVITY CONCENTRATION MILL AT POTOSI

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ECOS, A., 1983, INFORME ETAPA "A" - PROYECTO 370/82: CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION FONDO NACIONAL DE EXPLORACION MINERA.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN VEIN (VIRGINIA) IS 450 M LONG AND AVERAGES 0.25 M WIDE. NEARBY VEINS CONTAIN ONLY QUARTZ AND IRON OXIDES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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