Aviadora Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Copper, Silver
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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005930
MRDS ID BL10132
Record type Site
Current site name Aviadora Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.26612, -21.83088 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 1.5 KM N60E OF PUEBLO VIEJO

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
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS BY GEOBOL: 0.8 TO 10.9 DM AG, 2.2 TO 17.4% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Rondal Basalt
    Rock description Rondal Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Rondal
    Rock description Rondal

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.26612, -21.83088

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures

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 Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 51M

Comments on the workings information

  • 2 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, 1971, MINA AVIADORA: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-71 INFORME GE-22, 7P., MAP 1:1,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO PREFERRED ORIENTATION TO FISSURES. CALCITE VEINLETS 0.1 CM TO 3 M WIDE.
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY GEOBOL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Long, K.R.; Camacho, E U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.