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Kumurana Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Lead, Copper, Tungsten, 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. Alteration
  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. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100675
MRDS ID BL30108
Record type Site
Current site name Kumurana Mine
Alternate or previous names Cunurana Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.64944, -19.79759 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position 26 KM S20E POTOSI

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
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization, Argillization, Pyritization, Oxidation

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Kumurana And Granodiorite
    Rock description Kumurana And Granodiorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.64944, -19.79759
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N35W; N-S
    Dip 65SW; 80E
  • Strike N35W; N-S
    Dip 65SW; 80E

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE DEPOSIT IS IN THE THERMAL AUREOLE AROUND THE CONTACT OF THE KUMURANA GRANDIORITE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Guillermo Guteirrez

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1)POSITIVE, 2)PROBABLE, 3)POSSIBLE, 4)PROSPECTIVE

Comments on the workings information

  • 600M OF HORIZONTAL WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION OF BI, W, PB, ZN, AND AG OCCURS IN TWO VEINS, MARIA AND AMALIA. WALLROCKS HAVE KAOLINITIZATION, SERICITIZATION, PYRITIZATION AND OXIDATION. VEINS ARE UP TO 500M LONG AND 0.5 TO 1.0 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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