| Deposit ID | 10107581 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10070 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Corina Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cerro Tapaquilcha, Cakella |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.95782, -21.60228 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5650 |
| Relative position | 39 KM W OF ESTANCIA LAS JUNTAS, 793 KM BY ROAD FROM LA PAZ |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Illite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Result | ORE ANALYSES BY FLORES (1968): 16.84% TO 63.74% S, 0 TO 0.1% AS |
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| Model code | 167 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25m |
| Deposit model name | Fumarolic sulfur |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -67.95782, -21.60228 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Stratovolcano |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | N28 TO 30E |
| Dip | 50 TO 75 |
| Thickness | 2M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1936 |
| Year of last production | 1984 |
| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Minera Corina; Empresa Horsu |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1967 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4361400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1968 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 16135400000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1744560000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10070 |
FLORES C., OSCAR, 1968, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA CORINA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-572, 7P., MAPS 1:5,000; 1:1,000.
ALVAREZ, A., AND SALAZAR, J., 1969, INFORME DE ASISTENCIA TECNICA A LA CONCESION MINERA SUCESIVA CORINA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-633, 18P., MAPS 1:3,000; 1:1,000; 1:500.
PARRA UGARTE, P. FERNANDO, 1968, ESTUDIO PETROGRAFICO-GEOLOGICO-MINERO DEL AREA DE TAPOQUILCHA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS, 85P., MAP 1:50,000.
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 333.
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, FLORES (1968), ALVAREZ AND SALAZAR (1969)
THESIS BY PARRA (1968)
CIMRI
PARRA (1968)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANTOS, 0.5 TO 2M THICK, OF DISSEMINATED, OPEN SPACE-FILLING, AND FELDSPAR-REPLACING SULFUR IN ALTERED TUFF ALONG N-S FRACTURES. STOCKWORKS OF SULFUR VEINLETS IN OVERLYING LAVA. SULFUR FLOWS INTERBEDDED IN TUFFS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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