| Deposit ID | 10006449 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20487 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Telamayu Mill Tailings |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.22167, -20.93785 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3650 |
| Relative position | 1 KM S OF ATOCHA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bismuthinite | Ore |
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stannite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Marcasite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| (1) | -66.22167, -20.93785 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Minera Quechisla (Comibol Subsidiary) |
| First year | 1952 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| First year | 1952 |
| Type | Tailings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 470898000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Tailings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4383324000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20487 |
COMIBOL, 1990, PROYECTO DE INVERSION MINERA: BOLETIN DE LA DIRECCION DE RELACIONES PUBLICAS O INFORMACIONES DE LA COOPERATIVA MINERA DE BOLIVIA.
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OLD AND NEW MILL TAILINGS. OLD TAILINGS FROM MILL WHICH PROCESSED ORE FROM COLORADA VEIN OF ANIMAS MINE FROM 1900 TO 1930 AND, IN THE 1970, RETREATED SLAG FROM BISMUTH SMELTER. THESE OLD TAILINGS CONTAIN SPHALERITE, TETRAHEDRITE, CASSITERITE, COVELLITE, STANNITE, CHALCOPYRITE, ARGENTITE, BISMUTHINITE, PYRITE, QUARTZ, MARCASITE, LIMONITE, BARITE, AND 80-90% WALL ROCK. NEW TAILINGS FROM TREATMENT OF ORE FROM BUTRION, INCA VI, AND SALVADORA VEINS OF ANIMAS-SIETE SUYOS MINES, AND FROM CHOCAYA SECTOR DURING THE LAST 70 YEARS. THESE TAILINGS CONTAIN SPHALERITE, STANNITE, JAMESONITE, CHALCIPYRITE, FRANCKEITE, PYRITE, QUARTZ, MARCASITE, LIMONITE, AND ABOUT 90% WALL ROCK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1991 | Guerra, Edwin | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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