Plasmar Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005878
MRDS ID BL10055
Record type Site
Current site name Plasmar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.64421, -20.64702 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position 10 KM N10E OF VILLA MARTIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY BALLIVIAN AND VARGAS (1971): 8.6 TO 32.3% PB TR TO 410 G/T AG
Result CONCENTRATES: 61.9% PB 1105 G/T AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.64421, -20.64702

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooperativa Agricola-Minera Alto De Alianza

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Silver Silver 9g/mt

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 83M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS (INCLUDING SAN SALVADOR)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BALLIVIAN, M., AND VARGAS, W., 1971, INFORME SOBRE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINA PLASMER: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-684, 10P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:200

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, BALLIVIAN AND VARGAS (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IRREGULAR ORE SHOOT 1 TO 3 M WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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