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San Alberto Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006551
MRDS ID BL30098
Record type Site
Current site name San Alberto Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.21618, -16.23103 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position 30 KM N15W OF LA PAZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Silification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.21618, -16.23103
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 80-85W
    Dip 75 NE
    Length 160M
    Width 2.25M
    Depth to top 80M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SILURIAN SLATE, INTERCALATED WITH QUARTZITE BEDS WHICH HAVE BEEN FOLDED AND FRACTURED AS A RESULT OF THE INTRUSION OF THE HUAYNA POTOSI BATHOLITH. THE FRACTURES WERE SUBSEQUENTLY MINERALIZED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fructuoso Campos

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 30wt-pct
  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 37wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 36wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • SAN ALBERTO MINE IS PART OF THE RACACHAS MINING GROUP. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1)POSITIVE, 2) PROBABLE, 3)PROSPECTIVE, 4) TAILINGS

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSS-CUTS, SHAFTS, DRIFTS

Comments on development

  • MILL CAPACITY: FLOTATION CONCENTRATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992).

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOUR PARALLEL VEINS ARE OF NOTE. THESE HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AND INTENSELY MINED TO A DEPTH OF 80M. VEINS ARE 160 M LONG AND 0.10 TO 2.25 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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