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San Jose Mine

Past Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006627
MRDS ID BL30196
Record type Site
Current site name San Jose Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.26613, -17.74765 (WGS84)
Elevation 3400
Relative position 43 KM S15W OF COCHABAMBA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 278
USGS model code 36c
Deposit model name Au-Sb vein
Mark3 model number 114

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) -66.26613, -17.74765
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Monoclinal Fold

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N42W; N20E
    Dip 50SW; 73SE
    Width 0.35M
  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N42W; N20E
    Dip 50SW; 73SE
    Width 0.35M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE STRIKE OF THE HOST ROCK VARIES FROM N30W AND N40E AND DIPS TO THE NE AND SE RESPECTIVELY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Roberto Perez

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 13.72M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSS CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IS EITHER CONCORDANT WITH THE BEDDING, OR FILLS FRACTURES RELATED TO NORMAL FAULTS. THERE ARE TWO PRINCIPAL VEINS. PRELIMINARY SAMPLING GAVE 1.80-3.10% PB AND 16.28-47.90% SB.

Reporter information

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

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