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General Pau Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Antimony
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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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006263
MRDS ID BL20243
Record type Site
Current site name General Pau Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.89944, -20.56425 (WGS84)
Elevation 3400
Relative position 37.5 KM N40W 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 COVERS 57 HA IN AREA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.89944, -20.56425
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 82 W, N 50-60 W, N 30-40 WW
    Dip 70 NE, 60-75 NE, 60-70 NE
    Thickness 0.08M

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 Bernardo Paredes

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 3198000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 2.51 wt-pct Antimony Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 31471000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 1.61 wt-pct Antimony Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE; (2) PROBABLE

Comments on the workings information

  • MORE THAN 1000 M OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS INCLUDING TUNNELS AND CROSSCUTS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: GRAVITY CONCENTRATION AND FLOATATION MILL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PEREIRA, O., AND OTHERS, 1977, INFORME DE VIABILIDAD: GEOBOL.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VEIN SYSTEMS RELATED TO A MINERALIZED N82W 70 NE FAULT.
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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