Telamayu Mill Tailings

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Bismuth, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006449
MRDS ID BL20487
Record type Site
Current site name Telamayu Mill Tailings

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.22167, -20.93785 (WGS84)
Elevation 3650
Relative position 1 KM S OF ATOCHA

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
Tin Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.22167, -20.93785

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Quechisla (Comibol Subsidiary)
    First year 1952
  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)
    First year 1952

Reserves and resources

  • Type Tailings
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 470898000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.97 wt-pct Tin Major 1985
    Silver Ag 209 g/mt Silver Major 1985
    Copper Cu 0.74 wt-pct Copper Minor 1985
  • Type Tailings
    Estimate year 1985
    Total resources 4383324000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.2 wt-pct Tin Major 1985
    Silver Ag 58 g/mt Silver Major 1985
    Zinc Zn 0.38 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1985
    Lead Pb 0.47 wt-pct Lead Minor 1985

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) OLD TAILINGS; (2) NEW TAILINGS; RESERVES ESTIMATED BY PANANDEAN RESOURCES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMIBOL, 1990, PROYECTO DE INVERSION MINERA: BOLETIN DE LA DIRECCION DE RELACIONES PUBLICAS O INFORMACIONES DE LA COOPERATIVA MINERA DE BOLIVIA.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

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.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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