| Deposit ID | 10006330 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20327 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kentapi Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.58277, -19.51427 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4300 |
| Relative position | 6 KM N25W OF CHAQUI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Kari Kari Volcanics | ||||
| Rock description | Kari Kari Volcanics | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -65.58277, -19.51427 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On Northern Margin Of Kari Kari Caldera |
| Strike | E-W |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 N |
| Length | 100M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Minera Aramayo; Vivado Family |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20327 |
INTERNATIONAL MINING CO. EXPL 200/68 MINTEC I-VM-11.
TARQUINO, R., 1968, INTERNATIONAL MINING CO., INTERNAL REPORT
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | KENTAPI VEIN OUTCROPS FOR 100 M AVERAGING 0.18 M WIDE WITH AN AVERAGE GRADE OF 3.5% SN. MANY OTHER SHORT, LOWER GRADE VEINS. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1991 | Guerra, Edwin | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia |
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