Mine detail: San Silvestre Mine

Location:	La Paz, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long:	-16.78019, -68.65841
dep_id:	10006090
mrds_id:	BL20001
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Copper, Silver
Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stratabound
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Chalcocite, Malachite
orebody_fm:	LENTICULAR
work_type:	Underground
model:	197: Sediment-hosted Cu
ore_ctrl:	Chalcocite Replaces Organic Matter
Reporter:	Andre, Orlando; Hinojosa, Alberto
hrock_unit:	Huayllamarca
hrock_type:	Sandstone
Structure:	On E Flank Of Anticline
disc_yr:	1957
discr:	Guillermo Alvarez Plata
References:	Deposit:: GUERRA, M., AND ASCARRUNZ K., R., 1964, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA SAN SILVESTRE: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-340, 7P., MAP 1:1,000. Deposit:: ZAPATA, H., AND DELGADILLO, H., 1968, VALUACION DE YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE SEGUNDA PARTE, TIAHUANACU-JESUS DE MACHACA-CORQUE: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME LP-25, 26P. Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (GUERRA AND ASCARRUNZ, 1964 Other Database:: CIMRI Reserve-Resource:: ZAPATA AND DELGADILLO (1968)