| Deposit ID | 10006325 |
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| MRDS ID | BL20322 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Carma Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Kharma |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.8425, -19.76232 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 3900 |
| Relative position | 17 KM N85E OF PORCO; 20 KM SSW OF POTOSI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Antimony | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibiconite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Alunite | Gangue |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Goethite | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Result | FLUID INCLUSION, SHALE ANALYSIS, MINERAL COMPOSITIONS AVAILABLE IN DILLARD AND OTHERS (1995) |
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -65.8425, -19.76232 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On W Flank Of An Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N Trending Minor Fault That Cuts Only Ord, Dips 45-50e, Contains Three Ore Bodies. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45W; E-W |
| Dip | 70 SE; 75 N |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N45W; E-W |
| Dip | 70 SE; 75 N |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | Compania A. Roempler-Gutierrez |
| Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20322 |
VEIDA, J., AND VELASCO, P., 1976, CARMA MINE PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
VEDIA AND VELASCO (1976), DILL AND OTHERS (1995)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZED FRACTURES IN A ZONE OF INTENSE FRACTURING 800 M LONG AND 60 TO 70 M WIDE ON THE WEST FLANK OF AN ANTICLINE. INDIVIDUAL VEINS, STRIKING N45W OF E-W, PINCH AND SWELL WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 2.10 M. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1991 | Llano Zarate, Silvia F. | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 19-JUN-1995 | Page, Norman J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.