Todos Santos Mine

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Zinc, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001250
MRDS ID TC00504
Record type Site
Current site name Todos Santos Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.72142, -19.01092 (WGS84)
Relative position 36.5 KM W OF SABAYA; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = SALINAS DE GARCI MENDOZA (SE 19-15) 1:250000

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Alteration

  • (Local) ARGILLIC

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.72142, -19.01092

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description N10W FAULT CUTTING VENT (CONE OR TUFF RING) INTRUDED BY RHYOLITE DOME
Type of structure Regional
Structure description SANTA CATALINA VOLCANIC DOME COMPLEX, E-W LINEAMENT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discoverer Spanish Colonials

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner COMPANIA MINERA DEL SUR S.A. (COMSUR)
  • Type Operator
    Owner COMPANIA MINERA DEL SUR S.A. (COMSUR)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DPTO. NAC. DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 306-308.

  • Deposit

    TODOS SANTOS-CARANGAS, IN FIELD GUIDE, YACIMIENTOS EPITERMALES EN AMBIENTES DE VOLCANISMO RECIENTE, SEMINARIO-TALLAR, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, SEPT. 4-16, 1988, P. 37-40.

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.