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Andacabita Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc
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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. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006367
MRDS ID BL20378
Record type Site
Current site name Andacabita Mine
Alternate or previous names Victoria, Armisticio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.90278, -19.54038 (WGS84)
Elevation 3750
Relative position 16 KM N75W OF POTOSI

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
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.90278, -19.54038
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne Trending Anticlines And Synclines

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20-30 W
    Dip 70-80 NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK STRIKES N45E DIPS 60 SE IN BEDS 0.65 TO 1.5 M THICK. DACITIC INTRUSIVE OUTCROPS NEARBY AT CERRO WICHUKHOLLUSE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Julio Mendieta And C. Soux

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 8000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.03 wt-pct Tin Major 1982
    Lead Pb 2.03 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 49 g/mt Silver Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 1.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • SURFICIAL WORKINGS ONLY

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE HANDSORTED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BOLIVIAN AUDITORS AND CONSULTANTS, 1982, UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO FONEM 1/82

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VICTORIA VEIN IS 100 M LONG AND 0.5 M WIDE

Reporter information

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

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