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Baltazar Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  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 10086928
MRDS ID BL10103
Record type Site
Current site name Baltazar Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.38618, -19.97316 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Relative position 10 KM N75W OF CAHUANA CHICA, 620 KM BY ROAD FROM LA PAZ

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

Comments on the location information

  • ON W FLANK OF CERRO CHINCHILHUMA (CHINCHILLAHUAY)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY SANJINES (1968): 790 G/T AG 21.89% PB

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.38618, -19.97316
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • N-S Zones Of Weakness

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Mining district

District name Chinchilhuma District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooperativa Minera El Porvenir

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 62M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE ADIT

Comments on development

  • UNDER DEVELOPMENT BY COOPERATIVA EL PORVENIR IN 1968

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANJINES, R., 1968, INFORME DE LA ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINERA A LA PROPIEDAD DE LA COOPERATIVA MINERA INDUSTRIAL EL PORVENIR LIMITADA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 14P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500; 1:200.

  • Deposit

    MCNAMEE, J, 1985, CERRO CHINCHILLAGUAY: CIA. MINERA DEL SUR S.A., UNPUBLISHED REPORT

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, SANJINES (1968

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS 18 CM WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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