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Herreria Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Tin, 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006054
MRDS ID BL10345
Record type Site
Current site name Herreria Mine
Alternate or previous names 10 De Diciembre

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.46834, -21.77366 (WGS84)
Elevation 4900
Relative position 6 KM N45E OF ESTANCIA SANTA ROSA

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
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinite-Sericite-Carbonate

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES (VEDIA, 1960): 0 TO 36.6% PB, 0 TO 0.025% BI, 0 TO 4.85% CU, 0.04 TO 0.15% SN, 0.3 TO 1370 G/MT 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) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.46834, -21.77366
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W
    Dip 65-75S
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • E-W Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cerro Bonete

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

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

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT SHAFTS REPORTED TO BE OF RECENT ORIGIN BY VEDIA (1960)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA M., J., 1960, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINERA MINA 10 DE DICIEMBRE: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME TM-105, 3P.

  • Deposit

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EN METALES PRECIOSOS DE LOS CERROS PUCASALLE Y PUCA ORKHO, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ, POTOSI, BOLIVIA: LA PAZ, UNDP, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 36P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 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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