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Rosario Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  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 10097713
MRDS ID BL20241
Record type Site
Current site name Rosario Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.56611, -20.53091 (WGS84)
Elevation 2850
Relative position 4 KM S OF LA CONCEPCION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION UNCERTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite 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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.56611, -20.53091
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticlines And Synclines

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 40 E, N 20 E, N-S
    Dip 60-85 SE, 53 NW, 85 E
    Length 10M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures Parallel And Transverse To Fold Axes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1941
Discoverer Luis Sobieta Cainez (Original Owner)
Year of last production 1956

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Julio Subieta Navarro

Production statistics

  • Year 1948
    Period 1947-1948
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^79% Pb, 180 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Silver Silver 180g/mt
    Trace Conc. Lead Lead 79wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 34M

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE ADITS (34 M TOTAL LENGTH) AND THREE PROSPECT PITS (40 M TOTAL DEPTH)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DELGADO A, J., 1981, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    (1) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS IN FRACTURES PARALLEL AND TRANSVERSE TO FOLD AXES AVERAGE 0.20 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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