10 De Noviembre Mine

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model 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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005917
MRDS ID BL10107
Record type Site
Current site name 10 De Noviembre Mine
Alternate or previous names Cerro Cabaraya, Cerro Cabaray

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.69535, -19.13151 (WGS84)
Elevation 5610
Relative position 15 KM S10E OF TODOS SANTOS, 250 KM BY ROAD FROM ORURO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • ON S FLANK OF CERRO CABARAYA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Estratovolcan
    Rock description Estratovolcan
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Estratovolcan
    Rock description Estratovolcan
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.69535, -19.13151

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSITS IN TUFF GRADE 30 TO 40% S, IN ALTERED BASALT 10%.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Napoleon Benavides

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, W., 1968, EXAMEN DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y OTROS FACTORES EN LAS AZUFRERAS DE LA REGION CHACHACOMANI-HUACHACALLA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-587, 4P, MAP 1:100,000.

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, A., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 331.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, VARGAS (1968

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT PARTLY COVERED BY PERMANENT SNOW

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.