Aguilani Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005919
MRDS ID BL10112
Record type Site
Current site name Aguilani Mine
Alternate or previous names Aguila

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.34812, -19.98288 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050
Relative position 5.25 KM N75W OF CAHUANA CHICA

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 SE FLANK OF CERRO CHINCHILHUMA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerussite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillization

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.34812, -19.98288

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 W
    Dip 75 TO 80 SW
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chinchiluma District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Conc. Lead Lead 54wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANJINES, R., 1968, INFORME DE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINERA A LA PROPIEDAD DE LA COOPERATIVA MINERA INDUSTRIAL "EL PORVENIR" LIMITADA, SITUADO EN EL CANTON HUANAQUE, PROVINCIA DANIEL CAMPOS (NOR LIPEZ), DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSI: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 14P.

  • Deposit

    MCNAMEE, J, 1985, CERRO CHINCHILLAGUAY: COMPA%IA MINERA DEL SUR S.A., UNPUBLISHED REPORT

  • Deposit

    VISITED DEC. 5, 1991 BY GEOBOL (SORIA/ENRIQUEZ

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    INVENTARACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA MINERIA CHICA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NW-SE TRENDING MN VEIN AT BASE OF AN INTENSELY BRECCIATED AND SILICIFIED PORPHYRY STOCK.
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY GEOBOL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Long, Keith R.; Hinojosa, A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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