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Candelaria Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097760
MRDS ID BL30149
Record type Site
Current site name Candelaria Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.49943, -21.81422 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 31 KM N15E OF VILLAZON

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
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.49943, -21.81422
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Anticlines And Synclines

Ore body information

  • Strike N25W
    Dip 50 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • ORDOVICIAN SHALES AND THIN SANDSTONE BEDS ARE STRONGLY FRACTURED AND FOLDED INTO A SERIES OF ANTICLINES AND SYNCLINES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alberto Sivila Torres

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the workings information

  • PRIMITIVE WORKING METHODS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN MINERALIZED STRUCTURE IS DISCONTINUOUS OVER A LENGTH OF 1,000 M AND IS UP TO 0.5 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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