Bertha 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097682
MRDS ID BL10054
Record type Site
Current site name Bertha Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.20558, -21.09868 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050
Relative position 109 KM BY ROAD FROM UYUNI

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY ROCHA (1958): 2.5 TO 64.5% PB 0.55 TO 13.8%ZN 0 TO 4490 G/T AG

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Quehua Superior
    Rock description Quehua Superior
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
    Rock unit name Quehua Superior
    Rock description Quehua Superior

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.20558, -21.09868

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Width 0.2M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name San Cristobal

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 195M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 ADIT (SOCAVON BERTHA) TRENCHING (NOT INCLUDED IN LENGTH OF WORKINGS)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROCHA R., S., 1958, INFORME SOBRE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINERA MINA BERTHA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DCMS-35, 3P.

  • Deposit

    JACOBSON, H.S., ET. AL., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SAN CRISTOBAL DISTRICT, VILLA MARTIN PROVINCE, POTOSI, BOLIVIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1273, 22P., MAP.

  • Deposit

    MURILLO, C., ET., AL., 1967, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO Y MINERALOGICO DEL DISTRITO DE SAN CRISTOBAL: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME, 27P., MAPS.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY JACOBSON ET AL (1969)

  • Deposit

    VISITED SEPT., 1990, BY USGS/GEOBOL

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIVATION BY GEOBOL (MURILLO ET AL, 1967)

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY ROCHA (1958) GEOBOL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 0.15 TO 0.20 M WIDE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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