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Nueva Empresa Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006310
MRDS ID BL20304
Record type Site
Current site name Nueva Empresa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.54946, -19.91426 (WGS84)
Elevation 4600
Relative position 29 KM S40E OF OPOCA

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
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Cancaniri
    Rock description Cancaniri
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.54946, -19.91426
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On West Flank Of N-S Anticline

Ore body information

  • Width 1.2M

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 Antonio Menacho

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROSPECTIVE RESERVE

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE SHORT ADITS, OPEN CUTS AND PROSPECT PITS, ALL CAVED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM INFORME 168/81

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIVE SHORT VEINS, 0.30-1.2 M WIDE. OUTSIDE THE CONCESSION ARE 7 SIMILAR VEINS.

Reporter information

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

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