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6 De Agosto Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006197
MRDS ID BL20155
Record type Site
Current site name 6 De Agosto Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.49943, -21.94754 (WGS84)
Elevation 3400
Relative position 8 KM S55W OF SAN MARCOS

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.49943, -21.94754
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of An Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 35 W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Length 300M
    Width 0.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera San Jose De Berque

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT TUNNELS AND CROSSCUT ADITS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: DEPOSIT IS ALMOST EXHAUSTED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM - PROYECTO NO. 299/82

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN OUTCROPS FOR 300 M LENGTH AND IS 0.18 TO 0.80 M WIDE.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

Reporter information

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

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