Antonio Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005886
MRDS ID BL10064
Record type Site
Current site name Antonio Mine
Alternate or previous names Antonia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.21586, -21.74283 (WGS84)
Elevation 4150
Relative position 4.5 KM S60W OF COMUNIDAD TODOS SANTOS

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
Antimony Critical Primary
Silver Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cervantite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE ASSAYS BY GEOBOL (1971): 24.5 TO 41.8% SB.
Result USGS (1990): UP TO 32 PPM AG, 0.11% PB, 850 PPM ZN, 180 PPM CU, 0.25% AS, 8.6% SB, 500 PPM MO.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Potoco
    Rock description Potoco

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.21586, -21.74283

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike E-W
    Dip 60 TO 70 N
    Length 50M
    Width 0.02M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • E-W Fractured/Altered Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • DISSEMINATED SB MINERALS OUTSIDE VEINS IN ALTERED HOST ROCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Comunidad Todos Santos

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooperativa Minera Litoral

Production statistics

  • Year 1965
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Antimony Antimony 68wt-pct
  • Year 1966
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Antimony Antimony 61wt-pct
  • Year 1967
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Antimony Antimony 60wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Antimony Antimony 61wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • HAND SORTED CONS

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA ANTONIA: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-23, 8P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)

  • Deposit

    VISITED OCT., 1990, USGS/GEOBOL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GEOBOL (1971)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IN ZONE OF ALTERATION STRIKING E-W
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY GEOBOL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R.; Camacho, E; Hinojosa, A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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