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Humberto Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Zinc, Lead, Silver
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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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  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 10097743
MRDS ID BL20488
Record type Site
Current site name Humberto Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.66611, -19.83092 (WGS84)
Elevation 3200
Relative position 21 KM S5W OF CAIZA "D"

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • FOUR CONCESSIONS: HUMBERTO, SUCESIVAS HUMBERTO, MAURICIO, SUCESIVAS MAURICIO)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.66611, -19.83092
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of N10-15w Trending Caiza Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N-S
    Dip 73-75 W

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCK STRIKES N10-15W DIPS 55-60NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1980

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Sr. Murillo

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Material CON SB
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^56.12% Sb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Antimony Antimony 56wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 4084000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 1.38 wt-pct Antimony Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 0.03 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1982
    Lead Pb 0.01 wt-pct Lead Trace 1982
    Silver Ag 0.1 g/mt Silver Trace 1982

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 83M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUT 60 M LONG AND TUNNEL 23 M LONG, AND A 70 M INCLINE SHAFT, CAVED.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC/FONEM INFORME, MAY, 1982

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MINTEC/FONEM (1982)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE SHOOTS UP TO 23 M LONG AND 0.78 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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