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Consuelo Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006384
MRDS ID BL20402
Record type Site
Current site name Consuelo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.49943, -21.26423 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position 9 KM N85E OF MOCHARA

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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Obispo
    Rock description Obispo
    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) -65.49943, -21.26423
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10 W
    Dip 50 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N45E DIP 65 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Abraham Morales

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 150M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUTS, DRIFTS, SHAFTS, ALL CAVED

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO NO. 311/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN OUTCROPS FOR A LENGTH OF 300 M, IS 0.3-0.7 M WIDE, AND DEVELOPED TO 150 M DEPTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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