| Deposit ID | 10005936 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10143 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lipe?a Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.45334, -21.73116 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4950 |
| Relative position | 13 KM N22E OF GUADALUPE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bismuthinite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Specularite | Gangue |
| Result | ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (1971): 0 TO 2.5 DM AG, 0 TO 1.0% BI, 0 TO 4.8% CU, 0.1% SN, 0.3% PB |
|---|
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| 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 > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -66.45334, -21.73116 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| District name | Cerro Bonete |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cooperativa Minera Santa Ana |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10143 |
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA LIPE%A: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-07, 15P.
MEDINA C., ALFONSO, AND IBA%EZ V., VICTOR, 1988, CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICAS Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DEL YACIMIENTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS DE LIPE%A-LA MOZA Y BARRAHUAYCO, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME, 24 P., MAP 1:10,000.
EXPLORATION WORK BY EMPRESA LIPEZ MINING IN 1967
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (1988)
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)
CIMRI
MEDINA AND IBA%EZ (1988)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY GEOBOL |
| Deposit | EW AND N40W VEINS SETS 1 TO 20 CM WIDE. A N88E 63S 110 CM WIDE STRUCTURE. VEINS OF SPECULARITE ARE 1 TO 5 CM WIDE. THERE IS A QUARTZ-FE OXIDE VEIN 5 M THICK. SEE LA MOZA MINE FOR INFORMATION ON STOCKWORK MINERALIZATION. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Long, K.R.; Camacho, E. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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