| Deposit ID | 10006346 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20347 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cebadillas Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.33279, -18.58096 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3800 |
| Relative position | 17.5 KM S65E OF CALA CALA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Pyrite | 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 |
| (1) | -66.33279, -18.58096 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On E Flank Of Nnw Cebadillas Anticline |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S TO N 20 W; N 10-30 W |
| Dip | 50-80 NE; 50-70 NE |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N-S TO N 20 W; N 10-30 W |
| Dip | 50-80 NE; 50-70 NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ombu S.A. (A. Franulic And Y. Garafulic) |
| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 102700000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 2700M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20347 |
VARGAS, W., 1986, INFORME ETAPA "A" PROYECTO 504/86: CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION FONDO NACIONAL DE EXPLORACION MINERA.
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IN A BELT PARALLEL TO AXIS OF ANTICLINE. VEIN 1: 700 M LONG, AVERAGE 0.80 M WIDE, STRIKES N-S TO N20W; VEIN 2: 2000 M LONG, AVERAGE 0.85 M WIDE, STRIKES N10-30W. ORE SHOOTS ARE UP TO 2 M WIDE, 15-20 M LONG, AND 40-50 M DEEP. STOCKWORKS OCCUR LOCALLY NEAR ANTICLINAL AXIS. MINERALIZATION CONSISTS OF STIBNITE, QUARTZ, GOLD (UP TO 1 MM CRYSTALS IN QUARTZ), WITH CLOTS OF PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, AND IRON OXIDES. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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