San Luis Mine

Producer in Oruro, 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. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006368
MRDS ID BL20379
Record type Site
Current site name San Luis Mine
Alternate or previous names La Salvadora, Fronteriza, Recompensa, Escalera

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.77003, -18.17708 (WGS84)
Relative position 4 KM S15W OF MOROCOCALA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.77003, -18.17708

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Luis Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CONC Antimony Antimony 60wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • HAND SORTED CONCENTRATES

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 9000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 14.75 wt-pct Antimony Major 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) ORE IN PLACE; (2) DUMPS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CLAVIJO, C., PARRA, F., AND GODINEZ, J., 1975, SAN LUIS MINE INVENTORIATION PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-91 Barriga Parra, Freddy Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-93 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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