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La Rapida 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006396
MRDS ID BL20417
Record type Site
Current site name La Rapida Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.4661, -21.73088 (WGS84)
Elevation 3150
Relative position 9 KM N80E OF MORAYA

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
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;Agua Y Toro
    Rock description Obispo;Agua Y Toro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.4661, -21.73088
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 80 W
    Dip 65 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Roberto Vargas Orozco

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 8820000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 5.36 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 5.2 g/mt Silver Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 0.29 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROBABLE, POSSIBLE, AND PROSPECTIVE RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN CUTS, SHAFTS, DRIFTS ON TWO LEVELS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: CRUDE GRAVITY CONCENTRATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO NO. 337/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S
Deposit MAIN VEIN OUTCROPS OVER 150 M AND IS 0.1 TO 0.2 M WIDE

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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