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Carmen Ii Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006115
MRDS ID BL20048
Record type Site
Current site name Carmen Ii Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.66055, -20.3648 (WGS84)
Elevation 2850
Relative position 8.5 KM S45E OF TOROPALCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.66055, -20.3648
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wnw-Ssw Syncline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Toropalca Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 8M
    Length 800M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fracturing Near Toropalca Fault (Miocene)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Diaz Oropeza, Pedro

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCES ABOUT 10 TONS CONCENTRATE PER MONTH AVERAGING 75% PB.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 300M
    Overall depth 170M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAURA, F., 1983, CARMEN-II MINE, PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME 045/83

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO PARALLEL VEINS: VEIN-I IS 500 M LONG WITH IRREGULAR THICKNESS BETWEEN 0.40 AND 3 M, ALMOST EN ECHELON; VEIN-II IS 200 M LONG AND OF VARYING THICKNESS BETWEEN 0.5 AND 8 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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