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San Felipe Mine

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Fluorine-Fluorite, Tungsten
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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. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006286
MRDS ID BL20272
Record type Site
Current site name San Felipe Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.84948, -17.73932 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Relative position 20 KM N60E OF PARIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Ore
Fluorite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.84948, -17.73932
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N 40-60 W Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 E
    Dip 75-80 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Conde Auqui (Oruro)

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Julio Lora

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Total resources 92860000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Fluorine-Fluorite CaF2 68.9 wt-pct Fluorine Major 1969

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLE RESERVE

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT CROSSCUTS AND TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, S.C., 1969, NON-METALIC DEPOSIT EVALUATION FLUORITE: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G2/419.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VEINS, 700 AND 400 M LONG, 1.10 AND 1.40 M WIDE, RESPECTIVELY.

Reporter information

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

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