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Cerro Rico De Potosi

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231442
MAS/MILS ID 3350350062
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Rico De Potosi

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.74944, -19.5643 (WGS84)

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
Silver Primary
Tin Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.74944, -19.5643
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Miner Cooperatives (Don'T Know Name)
    Year 1997

Comments on the ownership information

  • 7/2/97--FROM COUNTRY SPECIALIST: COMIBOL, THE OWNER, LEASED THE MINE TO MINER COOPERATIVES TO OPERATE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Demonstrated 828000000mt ore
    Total resources 828000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 200 g/mt Silver Major 1991
    Tin Sn 0.35 wt-pct Tin Minor 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROVISIONAL ESTIMATES OF RESERVES ARE 828 MILLION MT AT 150 TO 250 GM/AG AND 0.3-0.4% SN. USING HEAP LEACH RECOVERIES OF 60% FOR AG AND 50% FOR SN AND A MINING RATE OF 10,000 TPD, THIS RESOURCE COULD PRODUCE 400 MT (12,860,000 OZ) OF AG AND 5,000 MT OF TIN PER YEAR. GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES ARE FOR THE CITY OF POTOSI.
  • RESERVE FROM E/MJ, MARCH 1988, P. 50. GRADES GIVEN ARE AN AVG. OF RANGES SHOWN ABOVE.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 7/2/97--MINE IS PRODUCING, ACCORDING TO PABLO VELASCO, COUNTRY SPECIALIST.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUL-1997 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

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