Monte Cristo Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006366
MRDS ID BL20376
Record type Site
Current site name Monte Cristo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.64944, -20.52258 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 KM N OF SANTIAGO DE COTAGAITA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATE LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.64944, -20.52258

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CONC Antimony Antimony 60wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Total resources 329000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 2.44 wt-pct Antimony Major 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA M., J., AND VELASCO, P., 1976, MONTE CRISTO MINE PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VEDIA AND VELASCO (1976)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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