Murivel Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Bismuth, Lead, 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. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006218
MRDS ID BL20185
Record type Site
Current site name Murivel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.22085, -18.12931 (WGS84)
Relative position 9.5 KM S80W OF TORACARI

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
Bismuth Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Barite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES OVER 0.15 CM WIDTH CONTAIN 0.33% BI AND 0.38% PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.22085, -18.12931

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Carmen Olga Murillo

Comments on the workings information

  • NUMEROUS SHALLOW WORKINGS. FLOODING BY GROUNDWATER PREVENTS DEEPER WORKINGS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL - BANCO MUNDIAL - I.M.CH. 304-0255-07

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1974 Illijic, M. 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.