| Deposit ID | 10006432 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20466 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Salvadora Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.78722, -19.7101 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4120 |
| Relative position | 15 KM S15W OF POTOSI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Agua Dulce |
| Rock description | Agua Dulce |
| (1) | -65.78722, -19.7101 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S |
| Dip | 70 E |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1965 |
| Year of last production | 1975 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Marcelina Viuda De Pimentel |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20466 |
UNPUBLISHED DATA, GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION TO BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN VEIN (LA SALVADORA) IS 145 M LONG AND 0.1-0.7 M WIDE. AT SURFACE VEIN IS STERILE, WITHIN THE ADIT, IRREGULAR DISSEMINATIONS OF SULFIDES ARE FOUND. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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