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Barrientos Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Copper, Silver
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006257
MRDS ID BL20236
Record type Site
Current site name Barrientos Mine
Alternate or previous names Barrientos Group: San Matias, Sucesivas Matias, La Poderosa, And La Punta Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.71166, -20.45091 (WGS84)
Elevation 2500
Relative position 15 KM S5W OF TOROPALCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES FROM SEVERAL VEINS AVERAGE: 2.55% CU, 8.87% PB, 42 G/MT AG.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.71166, -20.45091
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form EN ECHELON
    Strike E-W
    Dip 62-70 N
    Length 200M
    Width 0.9M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Rolando Barrientos

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFTS, SHORT CROSSCUT ADITS AND DRIFTS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: VEINS ARE LARGELY MINED OUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING CO., 1969, INTERNAL REPORT EXPL N 301/69, MINTEC I-VM-11.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL VEINS IN FRACTURES UP TO 0.90 M WIDE AND 200 M LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 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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