Kentiyoc Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  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 10006399
MRDS ID BL20421
Record type Site
Current site name Kentiyoc Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.79944, -21.16423 (WGS84)
Elevation 3650
Relative position 3 KM S50W OF ALMONA

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
    Rock unit name Mojona
    Rock description Mojona
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.79944, -21.16423

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Three Fracture Sets: (1) N30-50e 83 Nw; (2) N40-50w 50-70sw; (3) E-W 80-85s.

Ore body information

  • Strike N 25-50 W
    Dip 50-80 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Guillermo Manning (Nicolas Rivera Arrendatario)

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 92186000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.09 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 2.24 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Silver Ag 163 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GEOLOGIC RESERVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 551M

Comments on the workings information

  • 15 M SHAFTS, 119 M CROSSCUTS, 432 M DRIFTS ALONG THE VEINS SAN JOSE NORTE, SAN JOSE SUD, FERNANDEZ, AND YUJRA.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTING AND CRUDE GRAVITY CONCENTRATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS UP TO 650 M LONG AND 0.10-0.12 M WIDE

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.