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Santiago Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Antimony, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold
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  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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006278
MRDS ID BL20262
Record type Site
Current site name Santiago Mine
Alternate or previous names Wichuraya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.43116, -17.0499 (WGS84)
Elevation 4266
Relative position 13 KM N35W OF CAXATA

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
Tungsten Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.43116, -17.0499
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On A Nw Trending Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N 55 W
    Dip 60 NE
    Length 200M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Tres Cruces

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Hugo Asturizaga
  • Type Owner
    Owner Zacarias Colque

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 3731000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 1.25 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 4408000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tungsten Wo3 1.8 wt-pct Tungsten Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE; (2) PROBABLE; VIA AND OTHERS (1984) GIVE 7,000 MT RESERVE WITH 0.98% WO3 AND 1.82% SB.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 198M
    Overall depth 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVEN DIFFERENT WORKINGS FROM 7 TO 25 M LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIA, A., SALVADOR, N., AND AVENDANO, A., 1984, SANTIAGO MINE SEMIMECHANIZATION PROJECT: GEOBOL INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VIA AND OTHERS (1984)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN MANTO IS 200 M LONG, AVERAGES 5 M THICK, AND EXPLORED TO 50 M DEPTH. OTHER, SMALLER, MATOS HAVE NOT BEEN EXPLORED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Yugar, Walter Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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