Ines Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005926
MRDS ID BL10126
Record type Site
Current site name Ines Mine
Alternate or previous names Inez

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.45226, -21.10507 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 1 KM S10W OF ESTANCIA TOMAQUESA, 135 KM FROM UYUNI BY ROAD

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
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Tenorite Ore
Hematite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Potoco
    Rock description Potoco
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.45226, -21.10507

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Ns To N30e Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SANDSTONE IS GYPSUM BEARING

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooperativa Minera Union Porvenir

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCING 4 MT/MO 11-12% CU CONS 1970

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1970
    Total resources 15137000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.57 wt-pct Copper Major 1970

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 160M

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA INES: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-33, 25P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY JULIO FUENTES OF COMIBOL IN 1967

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GEOBOL (1971)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTO IS HORIZONTAL

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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