San Juan Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086931
MRDS ID BL10115
Record type Site
Current site name San Juan Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.35645, -19.98566 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position 6 KM S85W OF CAHUANA CHICA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • ON SE FLANK OF CERRO CHINCHILHUMA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerussite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.35645, -19.98566

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chinchilhuma District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANJINES, R., 1968, INFORME DE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINERA A LA PROPIEDAD DE LA COOPERATIVA MINERA INDUSTRIAL "EL PORVENIR" LTDA.: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 14P.

  • Deposit

    MCNAMEE, J., 1985, CERRO CHINCHILLAGUAY: LA PAZ, CIA. MINERA DEL SUR S.A., UNPUBLISHED REPORT

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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