Kenamari Mine

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006151
MRDS ID BL20091
Record type Site
Current site name Kenamari Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.66197, -17.2735 (WGS84)
Relative position 13.5 KM S70W OF MOROCHATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.66197, -17.2735

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 22702000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 4.24 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 5.7 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Silver Ag 85.1 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GEOLOGIC RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALARCON, B., 1982, KENAMARI MINE INVENTORIATION PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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