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Virgen De Copacabana Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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  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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006380
MRDS ID BL20397
Record type Site
Current site name Virgen De Copacabana Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.97972, -21.11895 (WGS84)
Elevation 4150
Relative position 22 KM N80W OF ALMONA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Cieneguillas
    Rock description Cieneguillas
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.97972, -21.11895
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of A N-S Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30-40 W
    Dip 80 SW TO VERTICAL

Comments on the geologic information

  • DEPOSIT IS 15 KM NW OF ISCA-ISCA INTRUSIVE AND 15 KM E OF TATASI INTRUSIVE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Fructuoso Yebara ((Estate) (Died 7-)
    Last year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 138351000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 7.89 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Lead Pb 3.11 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 4 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 60M

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKED TO 60 M DEPTH ON THREE LEVELS BY MEANS OF CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS AND SHAFTS. VEIN I: SURFACE PROSPECTS ONLY; VEIN 2: TWO CAVED SHAFTS; VEIN 3: THREE ADITS ON THREE LEVELS, 10, 15, AND 17 M LONG RESPECTIVELY; VETA NORTE: DEVELOPED IN TWO SECTORS, CAMINO SECTOR DEVELOPED BY A 55 M LONG ADIT, CUMBRE SECTOR DEVELOPED ON TWO LEVELS, LOWER LEVEL BY MEANS OF A 48 M LONG CROSSCUT TUNNEL AND 55 M DRIFT, UPPER LEVEL BY A 36 M LONG CROSSCUT ADIT WITH AT LEAST 40 M OF DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME ETAPA A, MINA VIRGEN DE COPACANA, PROYECTO NORTE: FONEM INFORME #261/82

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOUR VEINS 500-1000 M LONG AND 0.4-1 M WIDE. ONLY VETA NORTE STRIKES NW; OTHER THREE VEINS ARE TRANSVERSE TO VETA NORTE. VEIN I, 0.4 M WIDE, AVERAGES 2.06% PB, 0.87% ZN, AND 5 G/MT AG. VEIN II, 0.8 M WIDE, AVERAGES 3.36% PB, 1.99% ZN, AND 2 G/MT AG. NORTH VEIN IS 0.4 TO 2 M WIDE, DIPS 80-86 SW. A SAMPLE OVER 0.O7 M FROM VETA NORTE CONTAINED 25.21% PB, 0.68% ZN, AND 20 G/MT AG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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