Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryGold, Zinc, Copper, Tin, Bismuth, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMajor East-West Fractures And A Conjugate Fracture System Oriented N80e And N60w Dipping 40-70n And 60s Respectively.
Materials
Ore mineralsBoulangerite, Bournonite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Tetrahedrite
GangueJarosite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockConglomerate · San Vicente
StructureNnw Folds In Ordovician Shales And Sandstones Underlying Tertiary Conglomerates Affect Thickness Of Conglomerates.
AlterationSilicic Alteration Zone On Top Of Cerro Monserrat Underlain By More Extensive Zone Of Argillic Alteration. Serecitic Alteration Is Not Exposed But Is Found Below 40 M Depth.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10005844
MRDS IDBL10000
Alternate namesVeins: Soniselma, Salvadora, San Martin, Monserrat, Cerro Monserrat
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.22534, -66.31528
References
PINTO VASQUEZ, JOSE, 1988, MODELO CONCEPTUAL Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DEL YACIMIENTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS MONSERRAT, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: LA PAZ, PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, UNPUBLISHED REPORT NU-8, 24P, (MAPS 1:10,000; 1:100,000)JICA, 1978/1979, INFORME DE INVESTIGACION GEOLOGICA EN REGION SUR, REPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO COMIBOL, VOLS. 2 AND 3.MALDONADO, J., 1969, INFORME GEOLOGICO PRELIMINAR DEL YACIMIENTO ARGENTIFERO SAN VICENTE-MONSERRAT: UNPUBLISHED COMIBOL REPORTMARSH, H.W., AND ROBINSON, W.J., 1966, REPORT ON GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE SILVER-COPPER-TIN PROPERTIES, SAN VICENTE DISTRICT: UNPUBLISHED REPORT BY PROSPECTION, LTD. TO COMIBOLRICO A., RODOLFO, 1978, APLICACION DEL METODO DE POLARIZACION INDUCIDA A LA BUSQUEDA DE YACIMIENTOS DE SULFUROS DISEMINADOS "DOMINIO DE FREQUENCIA", SAN VICENTE, MONSERRAT: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADOGEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY COMIBOL 1960'SGEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY JAPANESE MISSION JICA 1977-79CIMRI