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Villazon District North Sector

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Iron, Silica, Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006364
MRDS ID BL20373
Record type Site
Current site name Villazon District North Sector
Alternate or previous names Prosperina, Maria Luisa, Mercedes, Ensueno, Matansillas, Cementerio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.58193, -21.97143 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 KM N20E OF VILLAZON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Silica Secondary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Specularite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Cieneguillas
    Rock description Cieneguillas
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.58193, -21.97143
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Along Axis Of Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Villazon

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 130000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silica SiO2 20 wt-pct Silica Minor 1977
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P 0.01 wt-pct Phosphorus Trace 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, 1977, TARIJA DEPARTAMENT CEMENT FACTORY TECHNICAL-ECONOMIC STUDY: GEOBOL INFORME (GE-G1/110)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/110

Reporter information

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

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