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Rey Del Plomo Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
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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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  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 10097735
MRDS ID BL20431
Record type Site
Current site name Rey Del Plomo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.64943, -21.64755 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 24.5 KM S15E OF TUPIZA

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
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.64943, -21.64755
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 35 W
    Dip 52-74 SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N13W DIP 60 SW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Enrique Cava

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 31728000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 4.7 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 38 g/mt Silver Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 0.11 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) PROBABLE; (2) POSSIBLE; (3) PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 60M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, SHAFTS, CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS ON THREE LEVELS TO 60 M DEPTH DEVELOP 300 M ALONG STRIKE OF VEIN. OTHER MINES DEVELOP OTHER PARTS OF THE SAME VEIN.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTING AND CRUDE GRAVITY CONCENTRATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO NO. 315/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN VEIN IS 2000 M LONG AND 0.2 TO 4 M WIDE.

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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