Azulejos Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Bismuth, Copper
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 10006063
MRDS ID BL10356
Record type Site
Current site name Azulejos Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.28695, -21.67561 (WGS84)
Elevation 4730
Relative position 6 KM N80W 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
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold 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, -21.67561

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Esmoraca

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINTO, J., 1988, VISITA PRELIMINAR A LOS YACIMIENTOS DE CHOROMA Y ESMORACA: LA PAZ, UNDP, 4P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARE TWO VEINS 15 TO 30 CM WIDE AND SEVERAL HUNDRED M LONG.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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