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Aliados Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Cadmium, Copper
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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. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006395
MRDS ID BL20416
Record type Site
Current site name Aliados Mine
Alternate or previous names Noques, Morados

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.53276, -21.53283 (WGS84)
Elevation 3150
Relative position 8 KM N60E OF SUIPACHA

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

  • 183 HA CONCESSION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Cadmium Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillitization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Obispo
    Rock description Obispo
    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) -65.53276, -21.53283
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On E Flank Of N-S Trending Morados Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N-S, N10 E, N 10 W
    Dip 70 E/NE/NW
    Length 7000M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Empres Minera Casado Hermanos

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 52wt-pct
  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 75wt-pct
  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 53wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 44874000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 14.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Lead Pb 12.29 wt-pct Lead Major 1977
    Silver Ag 38.71 g/mt Silver Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 64445000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 11.26 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Lead Pb 15.51 wt-pct Lead Major 1977
    Silver Ag 54.23 g/mt Silver Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 52387000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 12.17 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Lead Pb 14.78 wt-pct Lead Major 1977
    Silver Ag 47.68 g/mt Silver Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 58000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 11.99 wt-pct Zinc Major 1983
    Lead Pb 15.44 wt-pct Lead Major 1983
    Silver Ag 52.1 g/mt Silver Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE; (2) PROBABLE; (3) POSSIBLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2000M
    Overall depth 200M

Comments on the workings information

  • AT LEAST 280 M OF DRIFTS, 100 M CROSSCUTS. MINED IN THREE SECTORS: SAN JOSE, MORADOS, AND KISMAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA,J., AND CAMACHO, E., 1976, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Deposit

    SANDOVAL, R., AND OTHERS, 1977, ESTUDIO DE PREFACTIBILIDAD, MINA ALIADOS: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    ZELADA, G., YANEZ, G., AND AVENDANO, A., 1983, MORADOS (ALIADOS) MINE SEMIMECHANIZATION PROJECT: FONEM INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS AVERAGE 2.0 M WIDE, WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 6 M, IN A ZONE 7 KM LONG. MAIN VEIN IS THE MERCEDED, 4 KM LONG.

Reporter information

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

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