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Mollepunku Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006328
MRDS ID BL20325
Record type Site
Current site name Mollepunku Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.69944, -19.84759 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 7.5 KM N45W OF LA LAVA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • CONCESSION IS 800 HA IN AREA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

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 Plutonic Rock
    Rock unit name Kumurana Intrusive
    Rock description Kumurana Intrusive
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.69944, -19.84759
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Kari Kari Caldera

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S
    Dip 75 W

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE NW-SE DIP 30-40SW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Julio Seborga

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RIVERA, M., AND OTHERS, 1975, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL-BANCO MUNDIAL INFORME

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS OUTCROP FOR LENGTHS OF 100 TO 200 M AND AVERAGE 0.50 M WIDE.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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