Nuevo Mundo Mine

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005941
MRDS ID BL10150
Record type Site
Current site name Nuevo Mundo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.89946, -21.93699 (WGS84)
Elevation 5200
Relative position 8 KM S15W OF SAN ANTONIO DE LIPEZ

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 CERRO NUEVO MUNDO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Tennantite Ore
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericite, Kaolin, Chlorite, Pyrite, Silica

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS BY GEOBOL (1971): 0 TO 8.3% CU, 1.1 TO 11.1% ZN, 0.3 TO 0.7% PB, 0 TO 1.5 DM AG.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.89946, -21.93699

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 68 TO 80 E
    Dip VERTICAL
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Mining district

District name San Antonio De Lipez

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA NUEVO MUNDO: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-12, 40P., MAP 1:1,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)

  • Deposit

    PROSPECTED BY COMIBOL 1958

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS UP TO 2 M WIDE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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