Millunu Occurrence

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086972
MRDS ID BL10382
Record type Site
Current site name Millunu Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.55368, -20.86008 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position 24 KM S75W OF CANZA

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES BY VERGARA AND THOMAS (1984): UP TO 0.4 G/MT AG, 117 PPM PB, 10 PPM ZN, 93 PPM CU, 29 PPM MO, LESS THAN 20 PPB AU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.55368, -20.86008

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Servicio Nacional De Geologia Y Mineria (Chile)

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VERGARA, H., AND THOMAS, A., 1984, CARTA GEOLOGICA DE CHILE HOJA 59 COLLACAGUE: SERVICIO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA Y MINERIA (CHILE), 1:250,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT EXTENDS ACCROSS THE BORDER FROM CHILE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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