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San Agustin Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model 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. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005945
MRDS ID BL10159
Record type Site
Current site name San Agustin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.48091, -17.4135 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 8 KM N5E OF ULLOMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • AT WILA KHA%UTA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS BY VEDIA AND ASCARRUNZ (1970): 2.03 TO 15.14% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Totora
    Rock description Totora
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.48091, -17.4135
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On Corque Syncline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fluvial Channels

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 10 W
    Dip 30 NE
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Preferred Beds

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 7wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS, RAMPS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA M., J., AND ASCARRUNZ K., R., 1970, INFORME SOBRE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINA SAN AUGUSITN, PROVINCIA PACAJESM DEPARTAMENTO DE LA PAZ: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-678, 8P., 1:2,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (VEDIA AND ASCARRUNZ, 1970

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTOS ARE 5 CM TO 1.1 M THICH, AVERAGE 30 CM THICK. CU MINERALS REPLACE CEMENT IN FLUVIAL CHANNEL SANDSTONES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

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