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Santiago Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097755
MRDS ID BL30097
Record type Site
Current site name Santiago Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.16618, -16.08104 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position 37 KM N5W OF LA PAZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
    Rock unit name Zongo Batholith
    Rock description Zongo Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.16618, -16.08104
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike NW-SE
    Dip SW
    Depth to top 80M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE MINE IS LOCATED IN THE CONTACT ZONE OF THE ZONGO GRANITE WITH THE METAMORPHIC ROCKS CONSISTING OF ORDOVICIAN HORNFELS AND QUARTZITES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Gutierrez

Comments on the production information

  • INACITVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT WORKINGS OF EXPLORATORY NATURE.

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 MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN A SERIES OF FRACTURES. THE PRINCIPAL VEINS STRIKE NW-SE AND DIP TO THE SW. THE OUTCROP IS 500 M LONG AND UP TO 0.35 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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