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Condor Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  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 10006407
MRDS ID BL20433
Record type Site
Current site name Condor Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.73194, -21.087 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 8 KM N30E OF ALMONA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

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

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Agua Y Toro
    Rock description Agua Y Toro
    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) -65.73194, -21.087
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 20 W
    Dip 80 NE TO VERTICAL
    Length 150M
    Width 25M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N-S DIP 15W

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1958

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Augusto Lui

Reserves and resources

  • Type Tailings
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 57994000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 4.73 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 11 g/mt Silver Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 3.06 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE ON DUMPS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 120M

Comments on the workings information

  • MAIN CROSSCUT ADIT, DRIFTS TO 120 M DEPTH. INDIVUDUAL WORKINGS 89 TO 100 M LONG.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTING AND CRUDE GRAVITY CONCENTRATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO 272/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIVE SUBPARALLEL VEINS UP TO 150 M LONG, AVERAGE 0.2 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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