Guadalupe Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006362
MRDS ID BL20370
Record type Site
Current site name Guadalupe Mine
Alternate or previous names Chorolque Viejo

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.92277, -21.01339 (WGS84)
Relative position AT GUADALUPE, 50 KM N20W OF TUPIZA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Cieneguillas
    Rock description Cieneguillas
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.92277, -21.01339

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Period 1977
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 30wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUADALUPE MINE PRELIMINARY REPORT. (CHOROLQUE VIEJO)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit E-W MINERALIZED STRUCTURES UP TO 100 M LONG

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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