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Radio 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. Alteration
  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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006386
MRDS ID BL20404
Record type Site
Current site name Radio Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.5236, -21.95587 (WGS84)
Elevation 3400
Relative position 15 KM S10E OF MOJO

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 Secondary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Cieneguillas Formation
    Rock description Cieneguillas Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.5236, -21.95587
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of A N-S Faulted Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 W
    Dip 71 NE

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 Empresa Cesar Limitada

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 20M
    Overall depth 15M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUT 10 M LONG AND 5 M DEEP. A SUBLEVEL AT 15 M OPENED BY A 10 M LONG ADIT.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO NO. 293/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE VEIN 50 M LONG, 0.02-0.12 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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