Tenacidad Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Barium-Barite
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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006428
MRDS ID BL20460
Record type Site
Current site name Tenacidad Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.11224, -17.84154 (WGS84)
Elevation 3000
Relative position 0.5 KM DUE E OF MOLLE VILLQUE

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
Lead Primary
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE CONTAINED 39.3% PB, 55 G/MT AG

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.11224, -17.84154

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Villa, Luis Cabezas

Comments on the workings information

  • LONGEST WORKING IS 41 M LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL - BANCO MUNDIAL - I.M.CH. 301-0292-04

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1974 Tarquino, Raul 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.