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San Luis Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006587
MRDS ID BL30148
Record type Site
Current site name San Luis Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.4161, -21.91421 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position 26 KM N45E OF VILLAZON

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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.4161, -21.91421
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N20-40E
    Dip 70-80SE
    Length 50M
    Width 0.25M

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORDOVICIAN SHALES WITH THIN SANDSTONES, STRIKE N-S AND DIP 25W. DEPOSIT IS ON EAST LIMB OF AN ANTICLINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Antonio Martinez

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1)PROSPECTIVE

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT UNDERGROUND WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

Reporter information

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

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