Almacen Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005885
MRDS ID BL10063
Record type Site
Current site name Almacen Mine
Alternate or previous names Hornillos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.1428, -21.77061 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position 6.5 KM S40E OF COMUNIDAD TODOS SANTOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Kaolinite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hematite-Sericite-Caclcite Alteration Of Dacite; Pyritization

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (1971): VEIN A: 0.3 TO 4.5 DM AG UP TO 30 CM. VEIN B: 0.6 TO 3.1 DM AG UP TO 90 CM. IN GENERAL: 0.6 TO 23.4% PB, 0 TO 11.2 DM AG, 0 TO 30.1% ZN
Result USGS (1990): UP TO 390 G/MT AG, 10% PB, 0.88% ZN, 440 PPM CU, 130 PPM AS, 380 PPM SB.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.1428, -21.77061

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Comunidad Todos Santos

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA HORNILLOS: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-17, 7P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND EM (GEOPHYSICAL) SURVEY BY GEOBOL (1971)

  • Deposit

    VISITED OCT., 1990, USGS/GEOBOL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN A STRIKES N80W AND IS 30 CM WIDE. VEIN B STRIKES N60W AND IS 40 TO 90 CM WIDE.
Deposit EM SURVEY COVERED 60,000 SQ M IN 3 LINES USING EM GUN APPARATUS. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT; 3 FIELD OBSERV
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY GEOBOL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R.; Camacho M., Eduardo U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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