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Manolo Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097733
MRDS ID BL20418
Record type Site
Current site name Manolo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.7661, -21.91421 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 1 KM DUE W OF LA ESPANOLA

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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Agua Y Toro
    Rock description Agua Y Toro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.7661, -21.91421
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On E Limb Of Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 20 W
    Dip 75 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N12E DIP 74 SE

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-Operator
    Owner Andres Hoylos

Reserves and resources

  • Type Dump
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 5148000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.28 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 134 g/mt Silver Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 0.07 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORE ON DUMPS

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT CROSSCUT AND DRIFT ADITS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO 300/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN VEIN IS 300 M LONG AND AVERAGES 0.45 M WIDE.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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