Poderosa Mine

Past 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. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006153
MRDS ID BL20093
Record type Site
Current site name Poderosa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.65447, -17.17406 (WGS84)
Relative position 14 KM N60W OF MOROCHATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.65447, -17.17406

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Ayopaya

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 21840000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 3.12 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 0.99 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1982
    Silver Ag 58.55 g/mt Silver Minor 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GEOLOGIC RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIA A., ANTONIO, 1982, PODEROSA MINE INVENTORIATION PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge 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.