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La Reyna Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Copper, Arsenic
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10006553
MRDS ID BL30101
Record type Site
Current site name La Reyna Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.8328, -18.04765 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position 24 KM N55E OF MACHACAMARCA; 26 KM N OF HUANUNI

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
Tin Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Arsenic Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.8328, -18.04765
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 170M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures Related To Intrusion Of Cerro San Pablo Dacite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Savino Llave Cahvara

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1)POSITIVE, 2)PROBABLE, 3)POSSIBLE, 4)PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 200M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSS-CUTS, DRIFTS, TUNNELS. WORKINGS TO THE 200 M LEVEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992).

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-4) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MAIN VEIN, LA REYNA, STRIKES NE-SW, HAS VARIABLE WIDTH UP TO 2.5 M AND IS KNOWN TO A DEPTH OF 170 M IN MINE WORKINGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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