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Santa Rosa Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006262
MRDS ID BL20242
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Rosa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.44943, -20.7309 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position 23 KM N65E OF SANTIAGO DE COTAGAITA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • CONCESSION IS 60 HA IN AREA. IN QUEBRADA HUALLPA HUAYCO.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.44943, -20.7309
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticline Cut By Basic Dykes Up To 0.8 M Wide

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike NW
    Dip 65 E
    Length 2000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Francisca Michel

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 150M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS 60 M, CROSSCUTS 90 M, SHAFT 12 M, RAISE 30 M. CUT AND FILL MINING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA, J., AND CAMACHO, E., 1976, PROG. INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS AVERAGE 1 M WIDE
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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