| Deposit ID | 10097681 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Mestizo Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mestizo, Cerro Mestizo. Adits: Alcira, Alpaza |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.95253, -21.90338 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4800 |
| Relative position | 9 KM SW OF SAN ANTONIO DE LIPEZ, 88 KM SW OF SAN VICENTE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Cervantite | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ANALYSES FOR AU, AG, AND SB IN ANONYMOUS (1989). AVERAGE GRADE IS ABOUT 0.14 G/MT AU, 12 G/MT AG, AND 0.2% SB. |
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| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Rock unit name | Quehua Inferior;Quehua Inferior;Quehua Inferior;Quehua Inferior;Quehua Inferior;Quehua Inferior |
| Rock description | Quehua Inferior;Quehua Inferior;Quehua Inferior;Quehua Inferior;Quehua Inferior;Quehua Inferior |
| (1) | -66.95253, -21.90338 |
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| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 100M |
| Length | 300M |
| Width | 250M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| District name | San Antonio De Lipez |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cooperativa Minera |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1600M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10001 |
ANONYMOUS, 1989, MESTIZO, PROSPECTO DE ORO DE BAJA LEY Y GRAN VOLUMEN, POTOSI, BOLIVIA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, FOLLETO TECNICO PROMOCIONAL, 6P., MAPS, 1:10,000 AND 1:100,000.
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA MESTIZO: PROYECTO LIPEZ/COMIBOL/71
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (1989)
GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT DIMENSIONS REFER TO CERRO MESTIZO STOCKWORK ORE ZONE. PIQUE ESPANOL MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE STRIKES N35E FOR 700 M WITH A WIDTH OF 10M. SOCAVON ALCIDA MINERALIZED SHEAR ZONE STRIKES N75E FOR 900 M WITH A WIDTH OF 20M. AN AREA OF 200 BY 400 M DISPLAYS VISIBLE ALTERATION. |
| Deposit | GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY: GROUND EM 9 LINES IN 160,000 SQ M ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1990 | Long, K.R.; Enriquez, R | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 27-APR-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
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