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La Perla Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, 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. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006410
MRDS ID BL20437
Record type Site
Current site name La Perla Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.78166, -21.83616 (WGS84)
Elevation 3350
Relative position 5 KM N25E OF CHAGUA

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
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Agua Y Toro
    Rock description Agua Y Toro

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.78166, -21.83616
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45-50 W; N 30 W
    Dip VERTICAL
  • Dip VERTICAL

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
    Owner F. Jauregui And M. Antezana.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 8965000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.57 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 2.3 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Silver Ag 14 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Comments on the workings information

  • FIVE MAIN WORKING ON 5 LEVELS UP TO 151 M LONG

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO N 307/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S
Deposit THREE VEINS UP TO 50 M LONG AND AVERAGE 0.30-0.50 M WIDE. VEINS I AND III STRIKE N45-50W; VEIN II N30W.

Reporter information

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

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