Animas

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, 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 10279527
MAS/MILS ID 3350350029
Record type Site
Current site name Animas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -66.34945, -20.94757 (WGS84)
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
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Bismuthinite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Freibergite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Stannite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -66.34945, -20.94757

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 72E
    Thickness 1M
    Length 500M
    Area 25HA
    Depth to top 125M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N40E:72E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 25
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chocaya

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 Corp. Minera Bolivia
    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. 98-101, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS S EXTENSION OF CHOCAYA VEIN, ALL DATA FROM AHLFELD.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.