| Deposit ID | 10100665 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20426 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Churquini Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.96333, -21.06839 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3800 |
| Relative position | 22 KM N65W OF TUPIZA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Cieneguillas | ||||
| Rock description | Cieneguillas | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -65.96333, -21.06839 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Along Axis Of N10w Anticline |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Churquini Enterprises, Inc. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 5000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 6500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 7500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | Dump | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 65000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | Tailings | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 5000M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20426 |
MINTEC, 1983, INTERNAL REPORT
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IN FRACTURES WITHIN SECONDARY FOLDS ALONG AXIS OF A N10W ANTICLINE. ORE OCCURS AS SHOOTS IN VEINS GREATER THAN 0.05 M WIDE. BETTER ORE SHOOTS CONSIST MOSTLY OF STIBNITE WITH LITTLE OR NO QUARTZ GANGUE. QUARTZ CONTENT OF VEINS INCREASES WITH DEPTH. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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