San Pedro Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006628
MRDS ID BL30198
Record type Site
Current site name San Pedro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.84337, -17.43322 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 30 KM S80E OF COLQUIRI.

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
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

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) -66.84337, -17.43322

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • On West Flank Of Anticline

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N45W AND DIP 50SW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ismael Seda Cabrera

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE, (2) PROBABLE, (3) PROSPECTIVE

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS ON FIVE LEVELS; CROSS-CUTS, DRIFTS, SHAFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-3) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VEIN DIRECTIONS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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