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Elfy Cristina Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper
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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. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006319
MRDS ID BL20315
Record type Site
Current site name Elfy Cristina Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.68111, -19.73843 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 19 KM S20E OF POTOSI.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Quartz Latite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.68111, -19.73843
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Within Kari Kari Caldera

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N-S
    Dip 70-80 E

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1950

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fernando Ascarrunz Rengel

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 8000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.62 wt-pct Lead Major 1981
    Silver Ag 38 g/mt Silver Major 1981
    Zinc Zn 2.83 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POSSIBLE AND PROSPECTIVE RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS: SOCAVON PERLITA, AND AN UNNAMED CROSSCUT ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DELGADO, J., 1981, INFORME PROYECTO 162/81 MINA ELFY CRISTINA

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS UP TO 600 M LONG, 0.2 TO 0.4 M WIDE
Deposit Discovery Year: 1900'S

Reporter information

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

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