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Santa Barbara Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097751
MRDS ID BL30024
Record type Site
Current site name Santa Barbara Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.36202, -16.45881 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position 2.8 KM N35E OF UBINA.

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

  • ON S FLANK OF CERRO MONSERETE.

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Host Rock Strongly Contact Metamorphosed

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 Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name El Molino Formation
    Rock description El Molino Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.36202, -16.45881
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ubina

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cooperativa De Pulacayo.

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, ALL CAVED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINTO V., J., 1988, MODELO CONCEPTUAL Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE METALES PRECIOSOS DE LA REGION UBINA, POTOSI, BOLIVIA: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, PROJECT BOL/87/12, 22 P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION DOES NOT OUTCROP, OTHER THAN SCARCE 0.5 CM WIDE VEINLETS IN QUARTZITE. STOCKWORK AND DISSEMINATED MINERALIZED FRAGMENTS OF SANDSTONE FOUND ON MINE DUMPS.

Reporter information

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

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