Junkers Mine

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Lead
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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006213
MRDS ID BL20177
Record type Site
Current site name Junkers Mine
Alternate or previous names Malliri

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.72086, -18.73374 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 KM S30E OF PENAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Oxidation, Kaolinization, Pyritization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.72086, -18.73374

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major ORE Antimony Antimony 48wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 120948000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 4.5 wt-pct Antimony Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RIVERA, M., VARGAS, W., VELASCO, P., AND GODINEZ, J., 1975, JUNKERS MINE INVENTORIATION PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RIVERA AND OTHERS (1975)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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