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Luz Marina Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005896
MRDS ID BL10075
Record type Site
Current site name Luz Marina Mine
Alternate or previous names Canapa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.09478, -21.49256 (WGS84)
Elevation 6000

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

Comments on the location information

  • ON EAST FLANK CERRO CANAPA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore
Gypsum Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericite-Hematite-Calcite Alteration

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY BALLON AND VARGAS (1968): 0.99 TO 63.3% S 0 TO .07% AS

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.09478, -21.49256
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Porous Tuff Bed

Comments on the geologic information

  • HEMATITE CEMENTED BRECCIA NEARBY. ORE CONSISTS OF BLOCKS OF NATIVE S IN BRECCIATED TUFF GRADING 30.5% S AND DISSEMINATED S IN DETRITUS GRADING 3.46% S.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Canapa

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1968
    Total resources 10444000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 30 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1968

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALLON, R., AND VARGAS, W., 1968, INFORME SOBRE PROSPECCION DE YACIMIENTO DE AZUFRE MINA LUZ MARINA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-624, 26P., MAPS 1:5,000; 1:1,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, BALLON AND VARGAS (1968

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LENTICULAR BODIES OF DISSEMINATED SULFUR ALONG N-S FRACTURES. SULFUR DISSEMINATED IN MATRIX, FILLING VESICLES AND INTERCLAST VOIDS, AND LOCALLY REPLACING FELDSPAR PHENOCRYSTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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