| Deposit ID | 10086912 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mercedes Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Goya I, Santa Rosa |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.50556, -21.64227 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4950 |
| Relative position | 12.5 KM N20E OF SAN PABLO DE LIPEZ |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSES (PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70, 1971): 0 TO 34.8 DM AG, 0 TO 34% PB, 0 TO 52.5% ZN, 0 TO 0.02% BI, 0 TO TR SN, 0.1% CU |
|---|---|
| Result | 0.28% CD IN SPHALERITE |
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| Rock unit name | Rondal Basalt;Rondal Basalt |
| Rock description | Rondal Basalt;Rondal Basalt |
| (1) | -66.50556, -21.64227 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Dacite Porphyry Dome |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40-80E; N20-60W; N60-80W |
| Dip | SW |
| Width | 0.06M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | SW |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | SW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| District name | Santa Isabel |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 75M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10004 |
MEDINA C., ALFONSO, AND IBANEZ V., VICTOR, 1988, CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICAS Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DEL YACIMIENTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS DE MERCEDES, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-18, 16P., MAPS 1:50,000; 1:10,000.
PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70, 1971, MINA MERCEDES-GOYA, INFORME GE-05, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 11P.
VALENCIA, JOSE, 1973, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION ORIENTAL DEL CERRO BONETE: UNPUBLISHED THESIS, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ
DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, GEOLOGICAL STUDY, 1964
GEOBOL/COMIBOL PROYECTO LIPEZ, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL STUDY, 1970-1971.
VISITED OCT. 11, 1990 BY USGS/GEOBOL
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, GEOLOGICAL STUDY, 1988
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAXIMUM WIDTH IS FOR INDIVIDUAL VEINS |
| Deposit | GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY: GROUND EM 5 LINES IN 100,000 SQ M ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1990 | Long, Keith R.; Camacho M., Eduardo | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1990 | Richter, Don (Usgs) | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD |
| Editor | 27-APR-1995 | Mosier, Dan | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.