Don Ernesto Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006114
MRDS ID BL20047
Record type Site
Current site name Don Ernesto Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.56277, -20.52786 (WGS84)
Relative position 4.5 KM N40W OF PULAXI

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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.56277, -20.52786

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 7360000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.2 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 6.5 g/mt Silver Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 1.45 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL FILES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-91 Barriga Parra, Freddy Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-93 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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