| Deposit ID | 10005849 |
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| MRDS ID | BL10010 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Barrahuayco Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Barra Waykho, Huarrawaico |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.47556, -21.71755 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4600 |
| Relative position | 16 KM S85E OF SAN PABLO DE LIPEZ |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Melanterite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Result | ORE ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (PROYECTO LIPEZ, 1971). 0.6 TO 58.4 DM AG, 0.9 TO 17% PB, 1.0 TO 33.4% ZN. |
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| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -66.47556, -21.71755 |
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| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 400M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| Year of last production | 1971 |
| District name | Cerro Bonete |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 30M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10010 |
MEDINA C., ALFONSO, AND IBA%EZ V., VICTOR, 1988, CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICAS Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DEL YACIMIENTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS DE LIPENA-LA MOZA Y BARRAHUAYCO, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-19, 24P., MAP 1:10,000.
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA BARRAHUAYCO: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-19, 3P.
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (PROYECTO LIPEZ, 1971)
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (MEDINA AND IBA%EZ, 1988)
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS STRIKING N40 TO 70W DIPPING 70 TO 80SW 8 TO 70 CM THICK OF QUARTZ-PYRITE-GALENA. STOCKWORK ZONE 100 M WIDE WITH 8 FRACTURES PER SQUARE METER ORIENTED N40 TO 60W AND E-W FILLED BY IRON OXIDES WITHIN SILICIFIED AND ARGILLIZED VOLCANICS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1990 | Long, Keith R.; Camacho M., Eduardo | U.S. Geological Survey |
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