| Deposit ID | 10005854 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Los Colorados De Bolivia Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Rosario I |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.45112, -21.81588 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4500 |
| Relative position | 7 KM N65E OF GUADALUPE |
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 |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismuthinite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ASSAYS BY GEOBOL (PROYECTO LIPEZ, 1971) 20 TO 450 G/T AG, AVERAGE 150 G/T AG |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.6 TO 4.4% PB, AVERAGE 1.8% PB |
| Result | O.7 TO 2.1% ZN, AVERAGE 1.2% ZN |
| Result | TRACE BI |
| Result | BY VEDIA (1960): 0 TO 1% CU, 0 TO 0.03% BI, 0.16% SN, 15 TO 785 G/T AG |
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite |
| (1) | -66.45112, -21.81588 |
|---|
| Strike | E-W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 70 TO 80 N |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| Year of last production | 1930 |
| District name | Cerro Bonete |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 200M |
| Overall depth | 10M |
| Overall length | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10017 |
JIMENEZ CH., NESTOR, AND NUNEZ A., GERMAN, 1988, EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL EN METALES PRECIOSOS DE LOS CERROS PUCASALLE Y PUCA ORKHO, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-23, 35P., MAPS 1:50,000; 1:10,000
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA (GEOBOL), 1971, MINA COLORADOS DE BOLIVIA: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-15, 7P.
VALENCIA, J., 1973, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION ORIENTAL DEL CERRO BONETE, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ-DEPTO. DE POTOSI: UNPUBLISHED THESIS, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 80P.
VEDIA M., J., 1960, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINERA MINA LOS COLORADOS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME TM-104, 3P.
GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (PROYECTO LIPEZ, 1971) AND VEDIA (1960)
VISITED OCT. 1990 USGS/GEOBOL
GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (JIMENEZ AND NUNEZ, 1988)
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ONE VEIN WAS FOLLOWED FOR 70 M ALONG STRIKE OF N88E DIPPING 60N WITH VARIABLE WIDTH BETWEEN 0.01 AND 1.42 M. ANOTHER VEIN STRIKES N88W AND DIPS 74N WITH VARIABLE WIDTH OF 20 TO 65 CM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 27-APR-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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