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Gran Poder Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Copper
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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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006237
MRDS ID BL20209
Record type Site
Current site name Gran Poder Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.49952, -15.33107 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 46 KM FROM SORATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Iron Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz 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 Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.49952, -15.33107
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 W, N 50 W
    Dip 68 SW, 45 NE
    Length 200M
    Width 0.17M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooperativa Yani Limitada

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 38982000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.69 g/mt Gold Major 1987
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 33593000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.69 g/mt Gold Major 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) PROBABLE, (2) POSSIBLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS CONFINED TO THE JACHASQUIRA VEIN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SOTO M., 1987, INFORME ETAPA "A" PROYECTO 508/86 CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION FONDO DE EXPLORACION MINERA.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-2) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VEINS, JACHASQUIRA STRIKES N60W DIPS 68SW AVERAGES 0.24 M WIDE AND IS 150 M LONG, THE VETA LARGA STRIKES N50W DIPS 45NE IS 0.10 M WIDE AND 200 M LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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