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Yaretani Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Gold
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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 10006471
MRDS ID BL20515
Record type Site
Current site name Yaretani Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.25667, -21.10839 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 11 KM N55W OF PORTUGALETE

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
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz 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) -66.25667, -21.10839
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On N20w Trending Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 15-20 W
    Dip 60-80 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Grupo Minero Yaretani

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 231000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 6 g/mt Gold Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROSPECTIVE RESERVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1408M
    Overall depth 80M

Comments on the workings information

  • CUT AND FILL MINING. FOUR VEINS DEVELOPED BY 243 M VERTICAL WORKINGS AND 774 M OF HORIZONTAL WORKINGS, AND ABOUT 400 M OF PROSPECT INCLINES/ADITS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: FLOATATION MILL OF 8 MT/DAY CAPACITY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEON, O., 1980, INFORME ETAPA "A" - PROYECTO 117/80: CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION FONDO NACIONAL DE EXPLORACION MINERA.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S
Deposit MAIN VEIN (SALAMANCA) IS 600 M LONG, 0.05-0.85 M WIDE, AND OPENED TO 80 M DEPTH. ATENAS AND NUEVAS VEINS ARE SHORTER.

Reporter information

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

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