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Remedios and Concepcion Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Production statistics
  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 10006400
MRDS ID BL20422
Record type Site
Current site name Remedios and Concepcion Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.91805, -21.55311 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 22.5 KM S55W OF TUPIZA

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
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite 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) -65.91805, -21.55311
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ne-Sw Syncline And Inverse Faults

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 20 W; N20W TO N-S
    Dip 70-80 SW, 50-65 NE
    Depth to bottom 90M
  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Dip 70-80 SW, 50-65 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850
Year of last production 1981

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gonzalo And Enrique Arthola C.

Production statistics

  • Year 1981
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 62wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 81wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 399M

Comments on the workings information

  • 239 M OF TUNNELS ON REMEDIOS VEIN AND 160 M ON CONCEPCION VEIN

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO NO. 290/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    FONEM (1982)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO PARALLEL VEINS: (1) REMEDIOS DIPS SW, IS 700 M LONG, AVERAGES 0.3 M WIDE; (2) CONCEPCION DIPS NE, IS 600 M LONG, AVERAGES 0.2 M WIDE.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

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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