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Chaqueno Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006349
MRDS ID BL20351
Record type Site
Current site name Chaqueno Mine
Alternate or previous names Chaquena

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.67305, -21.29756 (WGS84)
Elevation 3680
Relative position 16 KM N15E OF TARIJA

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
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

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) -65.67305, -21.29756
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On N4-15w Trending Faulted Homocline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 7-36 E
    Dip VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Emilio Chacon Ramos

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 5988000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.85 wt-pct Lead Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 0.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981
    Silver Ag 43 g/mt Silver Major 1981
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 64605000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.85 wt-pct Lead Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 0.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981
    Silver Ag 43 g/mt Silver Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) INDICATED; (2) GEOLOGIC

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 373.08M

Comments on the workings information

  • FIVE TUNNELS 35 TO 108 M LONG, SHAFTS, SUBLEVELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM REPORT IN MINTEC INTERNAL FILES (207/81)

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO MAIN VEINS: VEIN 1 IS 1200 M LONG IN OUTCROP, 0.1-1.3 M WIDE, STRIKES N7-36E; VEIN 2 IS 300 M LONG IN OUTCROP, 0.26-0.5 M WIDE, STRIKES N10-14E.

Reporter information

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

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