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San Blas Mine

Occurrence in Tarija, Bolivia with commodity Clay
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094216
MRDS ID BL30117
Record type Site
Current site name San Blas Mine
Alternate or previous names San Jacinto, Villa Busch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.76608, -21.54755 (WGS84)
Elevation 1900
Relative position 4 KM S55W OF TARIJA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tarija(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Tarija
Bolivia Tarija

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.76608, -21.54755
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SEDIMENTS OF LACUSTRINE ORIGIN COMPRISED OF CLAY, CLAYEY SAND, SANDSTONE, AND CONGLOMERATE FILL THE TARIJA BASIN. PEAT LEVELS CONTAINING CLAY ARE ALSO PRESENT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Codetar

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT; INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PROSPECT.

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL OPEN PIT WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • PRODUCTION OF CLAYS ARE USED IN THE LOCAL BRICK AND ROOF TILES INDUSTRIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE SEDIMENTS OF LACUSTRINE ORIGIN AND PEAT LEVELS CONTAINING CLAY, PRESENT VARIABLE LENGTHS BETWEEN 40 AND 90 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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