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Rosaurita 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. 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. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006308
MRDS ID BL20301
Record type Site
Current site name Rosaurita Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.16612, -21.16423 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position JUST NW OF PORTUGALETE

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

  • 5 KM S OF CERRO CHOROLQUE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

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) -66.16612, -21.16423
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On East Flank Of N10w Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name South

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Julio Borges

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CONC Antimony Antimony 68wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFTS, SHORT CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA, J., GONZALES, R., AND OTASEVIC, V., 1977, ROSAURITA MINE PRELIMINARY REPORT

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VEDIA AND OTHERS (1977)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS PARALLEL BEDDING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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