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Venus Mine

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Bismuth
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107608
MRDS ID BL20339
Record type Site
Current site name Venus Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.8403, -18.47152 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 0.5 KM N50W OF ANTEQUERA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • 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 > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Catavi;Uncia;Llallagua;Huanuni
    Rock description Catavi;Uncia;Llallagua;Huanuni
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Till

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.8403, -18.47152
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Tight Anticlines And Broad Syclines Cut By Transverse Faults ; Reg.Trends: Altiplano

Ore body information

  • Strike N-S, N 30-35 E
    Dip 50-60 NW

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.ENV: OR ; MAJOR.UNITS: ALTIPLANO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Bolivar

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 21906000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 1.15 wt-pct Tin Major 1971

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1230M

Comments on the workings information

  • SIX ADITS TO 400 M LEVEL (210, 200, 290, 240, 150, 140 M LONG), WITH INCLINES AND SHAFTS CONNECTING LEVELS DOWN TO 300 M LEVEL. CUT AND FILL MINING.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: GRAVITY-FLOATATION MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CERVEZA R., OSCAR, 1971, COMIBOL INTERNAL REPORT 1971-1-V-9

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS IN BRECCIATED AND MYLONITIZED STRUCTURES EACH UP TO 300 M LONG AND 0.4 TO 1.0 M WIDE. OXIDIZED TO 70 M DEPTH (100 M LEVEL).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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