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Illimani Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006332
MRDS ID BL20330
Record type Site
Current site name Illimani Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.67166, -19.63927 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position 10.5 KM S50E OF POTOSI

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
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Freibergite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite
    Rock unit name Kari Kari Volcanics
    Rock description Kari Kari Volcanics
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.67166, -19.63927
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Side Of Kari Kari Caldera

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 20 W
    Dip 50-60 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1952

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Tuntoco

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROSPECTIVE RESERVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 200M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSS CUTS AND DRIFTS TO 200 M DEPTH WITH DEVELOPMENT ON 3 LEVELS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE HAND SORTED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT 1-I3-I.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN VEIN IS 600 M LONG

Reporter information

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

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