Aguas Calientes Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Copper, Bismuth, Tungsten
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005988
MRDS ID BL10210
Record type Site
Current site name Aguas Calientes Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.28695, -21.67116 (WGS84)
Elevation 4340
Relative position 7 KM N70W OF ESMORACA

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
Gold Primary
Copper Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Tungsten Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Bismutite Ore
Bornite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Enargite Ore
Gold Ore
Wolframite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic, Sericitic

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.28695, -21.67116

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 70 TO 80 S
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Exmoraca

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINTO, J., 1990, VISITA PRELIMINAR A LOS YACIMIENTOS DE CHOROMA Y ESMORACA: LA PAZ, UNDP, 4P.

  • Deposit

    CORTEZ, LUIS, 1966, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE ESMORACA: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO, 79P.

  • Deposit

    MERIDA, ROBERTO, 1969, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO Y MINERO DEL DISTRITO DE ESMORACA: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ARE AS MUCH AS 200 M LONG AND 60 CM WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1991 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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