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Solucion Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005905
MRDS ID BL10090
Record type Site
Current site name Solucion Mine
Alternate or previous names Malil

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.74977, -20.66202 (WGS84)
Elevation 3820
Relative position 10 KM N50W 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

Comments on the location information

  • ON SW FLANK CERRO KOLLIGI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (1971): 0 TO 2.40 DM AG, 0.5 TO 18.5% ZN, 0.3 TO 10. % PB. AVERAGE 6.20% ZN, 6% PB, 1.18 DM AG

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.74977, -20.66202
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.03M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1865
Discoverer A Spanish Concern
Year of first production 1865

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooperativa Minera Litoral

Comments on the production information

  • COOPERATIVA LITORAL WAS PRODUCING 1 MT/MO 40% PB CONS 1968-1969.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 3004000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.38 wt-pct Lead Major 1971
    Zinc Zn 1.42 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1971

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS

Comments on development

  • SPANISH CONCERN WORKED MINE FROM 1865 TO 1867. COOPERATIVA MINERA LITORAL ACQUIRED PROPERTY IN 1968.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA SOLUCION O MALAIL: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-45, 9P., MAP 1:500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GEOBOL (1971)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF ONE VEIN 20 TO 30 CM WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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