| Deposit ID | 10005926 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10126 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ines Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Inez |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.45226, -21.10507 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3800 |
| Relative position | 1 KM S10W OF ESTANCIA TOMAQUESA, 135 KM FROM UYUNI BY ROAD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Potoco | ||||
| Rock description | Potoco | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -67.45226, -21.10507 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On W Flank Ns To N30e Anticline |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cooperativa Minera Union Porvenir |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1970 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 15137000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 160M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10126 |
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA INES: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-33, 25P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)
VISITED BY JULIO FUENTES OF COMIBOL IN 1967
CIMRI
GEOBOL (1971)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANTO IS HORIZONTAL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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