Donata Mine

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006255
MRDS ID BL20233
Record type Site
Current site name Donata Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.84948, -16.99046 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 17 KM FROM INDEPENDENCIA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.84948, -16.99046

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 100M
    Width 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Provincia Metalogenetica De Ayopaya

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Crespo, Alfredo

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 11717400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 5.74 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Lead Pb 5.58 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 101.06 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT ADITS WITH SHORT CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIA A., A., 1982, DONATA MINE INVENTORIATION PRELIMINARY REPORT.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VEINS UP TO 100 M LONG AND 0.30 M WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Jose Herrera H. 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.