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Concepcion Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
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  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. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Reserves and resources
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. General comments
  22. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005956
MRDS ID BL10174
Record type Site
Current site name Concepcion Mine
Alternate or previous names Cayti, Caiti

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.53145, -20.53647 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 1.5 KM S12E OF EL DESIERTO

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 N FLANK CERRO COYA COYANI, CERRO CAYTE VOLCANO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore
Chalcedony Gangue
Gypsum Gangue
Jarosite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE GRADE 55%

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.53145, -20.53647
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Stratovolcano

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Dip 15 TO 20 N
    Thickness 5M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Zone Of Fumarolic Activity

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINE IS WITHIN AN ACTIVE SOLFATARA

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Cayte Sulfur Deposit

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Clavijo (Emicla)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1964
    Total resources 320000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 58.65 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1964

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 332.

  • Deposit

    AVILA, W., SULFUR VOLCANOGENIC DEPOSITS: MINISTERIO DE MINERIA INFORME 545

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1) AHLFELD AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA (1964); (2) AVILA (N.D.)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTO IS 0.5 TO 5 M THICK. DISSEMINATION AND FRACTURE FILLINGS OF SULFUR IN ALTERED TUFF.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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