Lipez Huaico

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231354
MAS/MILS ID 3350350013
Record type Site
Current site name Lipez Huaico

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -65.77945, -18.77762 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Stannite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -65.77945, -18.77762

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40W
    Dip 90N
    Thickness 0.1M
    Length 800M
    Width 300M
    Area 20HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #3 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N40W:90N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 20
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1924

Mining district

District name Ocuri

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Estannifera De Ocuri - Previous Owners
    Interest 100
    Home office Chile
    Year 1954
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Comibol - New Owners
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1954

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 58-60, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE IS 3 KM E OF OCURI, MANTO AND VEIN ORE OCCURS, SOME ORE FROM SMALL OPEN PITS, OXIDATION TO 150 M, STOCKWORKS PRESENT STK N10W TO N40W ALL ON ANTICLINAL AXIS. 1951 PRODUCTION BY COMPANY WAS 189 T SN MOSTLY FROM ALLUVIALS DOWNSTREAM FOR 7 SN-RICH GRAVELS. THESE GRAVELS AVE. 15-20 M THICK WITH 3 SN- LAYERS OF 0.4 TO 0.9 M THICK EACH OF 0.3 PCT SN. ALL DATA FR AHLFELD, NO GRADE GIVEN FOR VEINS, MANTOS OR STOCKWORKS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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