| Deposit ID | 10107580 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10059 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mantos Blancos Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.05308, -21.64172 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3950 |
| Relative position | 4 KM S15W OF ABAROA MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE ASSAYS GEOBOL (1971): MANTOS 0.1 TO 14% CU VEINS 6.24 TO 11.60% CU |
|---|
| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Quehua Inferior | ||||
| Rock description | Quehua Inferior | ||||
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| (1) | -67.05308, -21.64172 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N30e 70 To 75e Normal Faults With Up To 1.8 M Throw |
| General form | LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1963 |
| Discoverer | Cooperativa Litoral |
| Year of first production | 1963 |
| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cooperativa Minera Litoral |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 8340000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | Dump | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 3633000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 938M |
| Overall depth | 40M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10059 |
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA MANTOS BLANCOS: PROYECTO COMIBOL-LIPEZ-70 INFORME GE-25, 320., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANTOS STRIKE N20E AND DIP 5 TO 8E AVERAGE 0.5 M THICK. VEINS STRIKE N30E DIP 70 TO 75SE AND ARE UP TO 700 M LONG. MANTOS CONTAIN DISSEMINATED CHALCOCITE. VEINS CONSIST OF QUARTZ-CHALCOCITE-BORNITE-CHALCOPYRITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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