La Pinta Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006232
MRDS ID BL20202
Record type Site
Current site name La Pinta Mine
Alternate or previous names Salvadora

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.67417, -18.14625 (WGS84)
Relative position 9 KM S80E OF TOROTORO

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
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.67417, -18.14625

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Victor Prado - Maria Prado Vda. De Zambrana

Production statistics

  • Year 1968
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 79wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 170M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL - BANCO MUNDIAL - I.M.CH. 304-407-12

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GEOBOL FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1974 Ballivian S., Mario Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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