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Espiritu Santo Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Antimony
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080446
MRDS ID W031639
Record type Site
Current site name Espiritu Santo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.91618, -16.83102 (WGS84)
Elevation 2800
Relative position 5 KM N OF CARACATO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Icla;Catavi;Pampa;Cancaniei
    Rock description Icla;Catavi;Pampa;Cancaniei
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.91618, -16.83102
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into A Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 30 W
    Dip 40 TO 50 NE
    Length 50M
    Width 0.8M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Nw Trending Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Emusa

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 11246000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 4.84 wt-pct Antimony Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 11585000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 4.11 wt-pct Antimony Major 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 200M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, D., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE LOS HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando Department of State

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

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