| Deposit ID | 10005872 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10046 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Puntillas Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.43781, -21.05229 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4850 |
| Relative position | 2.5 KM S40W OF SANTA ANA. 159 KM BY ROAD FROM UYUNI. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brochantite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tenorite | Ore |
| Agate | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Result | ORE ASSAYS BY GEOBOL (1971) 0.4 TO 28.8% CU |
|---|
| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate | ||||
| Rock unit name | San Vicente | ||||
| Rock description | San Vicente | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -67.43781, -21.05229 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fractures |
| General form | LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N15E TO N-S |
| Dip | 40NW |
| Length | 50M |
| Width | 0.28M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1964 |
| Discoverer | Florencio Colque |
| Year of first production | 1964 |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1756000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10046 |
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA PUNTILLAS: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-34, 22P., MAPS 1:1,000, 1:500
EXAMINED BY J. FUENTES FOR COMIBOL IN 1967
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)
CIMRI
GEOBOL (1971)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN STRIKES N60W 11SE AND IS 3 TO 28 CM WIDE. ONE MANTO IS 50 M LONG AND 10 CM THICK, ANOTHER 20 M LONG AND 3 CM THICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.