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Bonete Mine

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Bismuth
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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. 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 10005968
MRDS ID BL10187
Record type Site
Current site name Bonete Mine
Alternate or previous names Cerro Bonete

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.47001, -21.75116 (WGS84)
Elevation 5300
Relative position 11 KM N15E OF GUADALUPE

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
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Bornite Ore
Cerussite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Tennantite Ore
Kaolinite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinization

Analytical data

Result GEOBOL (1971): 20 TO 280 G/MT AG, 0.20 TO 6.65% PB, BI NOT DETECTED

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.47001, -21.75116
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • 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 Cerro Bonete

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 BONETE: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-1, 4P.

  • Deposit

    JIMENEZ, N., AND NU%EZ, G., 1988, EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL EN METALES PRECIOSOS DE LOS CERROS PUCASALLE AND PUCA ORKHO: LA PAZ, UNDP, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 36P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ARE 1 CM TO 2 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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