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Huari Huari Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100661
MRDS ID BL20332
Record type Site
Current site name Huari Huari Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.58277, -19.4476 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 0.5 KM DUE E OF HUARI HUARI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.58277, -19.4476
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Width 0.14M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Caballo Blanco S.A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera Del Sur Sa. ; Empresa Minera Caballo Blanco S.A.
    First year 1975

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^40.40% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Zinc Zinc 40wt-pct
  • Year 1989
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^48.27% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Zinc Zinc 48wt-pct
  • Year 1990
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^48.01% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Zinc Zinc 48wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 111380000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 20 wt-pct Zinc Major 1975

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSSOBLE; (2) PROSPECTIVE; GOOD POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RESERVES

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS, CROSSCUTS, AND RAISES. CUT AND FILL MINING. AS OF 1977 VEINS HAD NOT BEEN FULLY DEVELOPED OR EXPLORED.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: A FLOATATION MILL WAS BUILT IN 1977 WITH A CAPACITY OF 500-600 MT/DAY, YIELDING 100 MT/DAY 40% ZN CONCENTRATES FROM 20% ZN ORE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ACHA, B., AND MONTANO L., R., 1975, PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE MINE-GEOLOGIC TOPICS OF THE ZINC DEPOSIT: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G2/214

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    (1-3) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE MAIN VEINS (ANTON BRAVO, TURRIAQUE, BUEN SUCESO) HOSTED BY REVERSE FAULTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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