| Deposit ID | 10005909 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10097 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alianza Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.15114, -21.68533 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4000 |
| Relative position | 5 KM N25E OF COMUNIDAD TODOS SANTOS, 169 KM FROM UYUNI BY ROAD |
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 |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bornite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| 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 > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Quehua Inferior | ||||
| Rock description | Quehua Inferior | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -67.15114, -21.68533 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ne Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Normal Fault N82e |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cooperativa Minera Litoral |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 600M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10097 |
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA ALIANZA: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-31, 21P., MAPS 1:2,000; 1:500
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)
VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL 1990
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS IN N82E 67-78NW NORMAL FAULT. MANTOS ARE 0.6 TO 0.8 M THICK. MANTOS ARE SANDSTONES CEMENTED BY CALCITE, FE OXIDES, MALACHITE, AND CHLORITE, WITH FRACTURES FILLED BY CHALCOCITE-MALACHITE-AZURITE-BORNITE-CHALCOPYRITE, AND GYPSUM VEINLETS. ONE FAULT IS FILLED BY GALENA-CHALCOPYRITE-TETRAHEDRITE-FE OXIDES BUT MAY BE RELATED TO NEARBY ANTONIO MINE. |
| 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.