| Deposit ID | 10006327 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20324 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sorpresa Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.66611, -19.84759 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4300 |
| Relative position | 5 KM N20W OF LA LAVA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | -65.66611, -19.84759 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On Flank Of An Anticline |
| Strike | N-S |
|---|---|
| Dip | N 15 W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20324 |
CAMACHO, E., 1976, INFORME PRELIMINAR DE INVENTARIACION: GEOBOL
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS AND VEINLETS ON THE FLANK OF AN ANTICLINE |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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