| Deposit ID | 10005847 |
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| MRDS ID | BL10007 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Machu Socavon Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | San Antonio De Lipez |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.8314, -21.86644 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5000 |
| Relative position | 5.5 KM EAST OF SAN ANTONIO DE LIPEZ |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE ANALYSES BY ZUBRZYCKI (1958) (REPORTED IN FLORES, 1988): 6.2% PB, 104 G/T AU, 800 G/T AG |
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| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -66.8314, -21.86644 |
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| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 200M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| District name | San Antonio De Lipez |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10007 |
FLORES A., MARIO, 1988, IDENTIFICATION Y EVALUACION PRELIMINAR DE YACIMIENTOS EPITERMALES DE METALES PRECIOSOS DE SAN ANTONIO DE LIPEZ, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-24, 23P, MAPS, 1:100,000; 1:10,000.
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA SAN ANTONIO: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-10, 86P.
OUDEMANS, W., AND ZUBRZYCKI, P.P., 1958, INFORME DE LA MINA MACHU SOCAVON: UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO COMIBOL
ZUBRZYCKI, P.P., AND BUSTOS, A., 1958, INFORME DE LA MINA MACHU SOCAVON: UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO COMIBOL
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY ZUBRZYCKI (1956)
REGIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING BY GEOBOL, SAN PABLO DE LIPEZ (6228) 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE
GEOLOGICAL STUDY BY GEOBOL PROYECTO LIPEZ (1970)
GEOLOGICAL STUDY BY UNDP PROGRAM (FLORES, 1988)
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF TWO MAJOR VEINS PLUS STOCKWORK-DISSEMINATED ORE. VEIN A HAS AN AVERAGE THICKNESS OF 0.15 M, STRIKES N70E, DIPS 80NE TO VERTICAL, AND EXTENDS 170 M IN LENGTH. ORE ASSAYS UP TO 6.2% PB AND 8.1 DM AG. VEIN B CROPS OUT ON CERRO SAN MIGUEL, HAS A STRIKE OF N30W, AND CONSISTS OF VEINLETS OF LIMONITE AND JAROSITE IN A SILICIFIED ZONE 3 TO 5 M THICK OVER A LENGTH OF 200M. A STOCKWORK OF FE HYDROXIDE-JAROSITE-ALUNITE VEINLETS OCCURS BELOW BODIES OF OPAL IN A ZONE OF SILICIFICATION ON THE CERRO ESPERANZA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 27-APR-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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