| Deposit ID | 10005978 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10200 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Miguel Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.67838, -19.72816 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3800 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| (1) | -67.67838, -19.72816 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw Trending Shear Zones |
| Strike | N 45-75W; N80E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 NE TO VERTICAL |
| Width | 1.25M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Dip | 80 NE TO VERTICAL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| District name | Salinas De Garci Mendoza |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Year | 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 300M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10200 |
SANJINES V., ORLANDO, 1968, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE TAGUA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, 102 P., MAP 1:50,000.
MEDINA C., A., JIMENEZ CH., N., AND IBA%EZ V., V., 1988, CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICAS Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DEL YACIMIENTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS MARIA LUISA, ORURO-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012 INFORME, 32P.
COMIBOL, INFORME SOBRE GRUPO MINERO MARIA LUISA, 4P.
EXAMINED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL SEPT 1990
THESIS BY SANJINES (1968)
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (MEDINA ET AL, 1988)
CIMRI
SANJINES (1968)
COMIBOL REPORT
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS ARE VARIABLY MINERALIZED/SILICIFIED SHEAR ZONES FROM 50 CM TO 6 M WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1991 | Gamble, Bruce | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1993 | Soria, Eduardo (Geobol) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.