| Deposit ID | 10005972 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10193 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Luis Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mary-Mary, Heil Hitler, Viluiyo, Kairiri, Elisa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.21454, -17.26711 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 2 KM N OF BERENGUELA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Cadmium | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Greenockite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Result | 5% CD, UP TO 25% SB IN PLACES, 100 TO 200 G/T AG. |
|---|
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Berenguela | ||||
| Rock description | Berenguela | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -69.21454, -17.26711 |
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| Strike | E-W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 TO 80 S |
| Length | 300M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| District name | Berenguela |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 100M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10193 |
SIRVAS C., FERNANDO, 1964, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION TAMBO MAURI-BERENGUELA, PROVINCIA PACAJES DE DEPARTAMENTO DE LA PAZ, REPUBLICA BOLIVIANA: UNBUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, MAP 1:50,000.
SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1962, LOS YACIMIENTOS POLIMETALICOS DE BERENGUELA: GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION TO BOLIVIA REPORT 39, 54P.
FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, USGS/GEOBOL, 1990
INVESTIGATIONS BY GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION TO BOLIVIA (SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, 1962)
THESIS BY SIRVAS (1964)
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS ARE 10 TO 30 CM WIDE WITH ORE SHOOTS 10 TO 35 M LONG AND UP TO 3 M WIDE. DEPOSIT IS OXIDIZED TO 5 TO 10 M DEPTH. EAST END OF VEIN (VILUIYO) CONTAINS ABUNDANT CU IN OXIDIZED ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1990 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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