| Deposit ID | 10006343 |
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| MRDS ID | BL20345 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Candelaria Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.94254, -18.45041 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 3800 |
| Relative position | 8 KM S15E OF POOPO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Llallagua Formation |
| Rock description | Llallagua Formation |
| (1) | -66.94254, -18.45041 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On W Flank Of A N-S Syncline. Axis 5 Km To The East. |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 E |
| Dip | 40 E |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of last production | 1991 |
| District name | Poopo |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alfonso Versalovic |
| Year | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Estimate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 34638000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Length | 300M |
| Overall depth | 200M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20345 |
LAURA, F., JEMIO, J., AND AVENDANO, A., 1983, PROYECTO DE SEMIMECANIZACION MINA CANDELARIA: FONEM INTERNAL REPORT
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTO MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 158-159.
CIMRI
LAURA AND OTHERS (1983)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEVERAL MANTOS (5 TO 30 CM WIDE VEINS PARALLEL TO BEDDING) OF WHICH ONLY 2 WERE MINED: (1) A TIN MANTO 150 M LONG, 200 M HIGH, WITH 40 DEGREE DIP; (2) A COMPLEX MANTO 140 M LONG, 120 M WIDE, WITH DIP AVERAGING 50 DEGREES. TEALLITE IS LARGELY REPLACED BY GALENA AND CASSITERITE. ORE OCCURS IN LENTICULAR SHOOTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1991 | Cardenas, Nestor | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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