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San Antonio 2

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182804
MAS/MILS ID 3350200031
Record type Site
Current site name San Antonio 2

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.19951, -16.19771 (WGS84)
Elevation 5000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.19951, -16.19771
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 20N
    Thickness 11M
    Width 90M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip :20N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Carmen Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bolivian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 50
    Slope of Inclines 25
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 5
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, PP. 30-31.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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