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Belen 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006304
MRDS ID BL20296
Record type Site
Current site name Belen Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.06889, -20.6809 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 13.5 MI S50E OF TAZNA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cervantite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Barite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.06889, -20.6809
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On East Flank Of N19-49w Anticline Which Dips 66-71 Ne.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80 E; N 62 W
    Dip 60 SE; 57 SW
    Length 60M
  • Strike N 80 E; N 62 W
    Dip 60 SE; 57 SW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Preferentially Deposited Where Veins Cut Shale.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gabriel Puma C.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 2250000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 1.76 wt-pct Antimony Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLE RESERVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 90M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO LEVELS: LEVEL ZERO WITH 60 M DEVELOPMENT AND LEVEL 30 WITH 50 M OF WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PARRA, F., 1980, INFORME ETAPA "A" MINA BELEN PROYECTO 120/80: CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION FONDO NACIONAL DE EXPLORACION MINERA.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO MAIN VEINS: BELEN (N62W) AND GLORIA (N80E) AVERAGE 0.35 M WIDE, ARE KNOWN OVER 60 M LENGTH. ORE OCCURE PREFERENTIALLY WHERE VEINS CUT SHALE.

Reporter information

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

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