San Vicente Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006254
MRDS ID BL20232
Record type Site
Current site name San Vicente Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.68256, -17.22323 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position 15 KM N20E OF SICASICA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.68256, -17.22323

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On West Flank Of N45w Luribay Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Yanez, Alberto

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 3500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 0.07 wt-pct Lead Major 1981
    Silver Ag 66 g/mt Silver Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 0.25 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1981

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT ADIT AND DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1981, INFORME PROYECTO N 164/81.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS AVERAGE 0.20 M WIDE AND ARE UP TO 70 M LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 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.