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San Vicente Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006575
MRDS ID BL30132
Record type Site
Current site name San Vicente Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.67033, -17.22684 (WGS84)
Elevation 4150
Relative position 13.5 KM N35E OF SICASICA.

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
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Antimony Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Veins Confined To Narrow Zones Of Silicification And Argillization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Salla-Luribay Formation
    Rock description Salla-Luribay Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.67033, -17.22684
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Luribay Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Comrosa
  • Type Owner
    Owner Yanez, Alberto

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 8600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 120 g/mt Silver Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1)POSITIVE; (2) POSSIBLE AND PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1981, INFORME PROYECTO NC. 164/81.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-2) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992); (3) FONEM (1981)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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

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