Goyo Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Zinc, Silver, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006361
MRDS ID BL20369
Record type Site
Current site name Goyo Mine
Alternate or previous names Esquina Grande

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.34914, -21.82504 (WGS84)
Relative position 6.5 KM N20W OF ESQUINA GRANDE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FOR NEAREST PB-ZN MINE TO ESQUINA GRANDE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.34914, -21.82504

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 52wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA, J., AND VELASCO, P., 1976, GOYO MINE PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VEDIA AND VELASCO (1976)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.