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Zulema Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006479
MRDS ID BL20524
Record type Site
Current site name Zulema Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.46637, -21.89448 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300
Relative position 12 KM N5E OF SOCOMA

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
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.46637, -21.89448
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On E Limb Of A N-S Trending Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 20 W
    Dip 55 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N-S, DIP 50-70 E.

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 1969

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Paulino Cero

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 6756000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 13.81 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Lead Pb 2.03 wt-pct Lead Minor 1982
    Silver Ag 7 g/mt Silver Minor 1982
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 7680000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 13.81 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Lead Pb 2.03 wt-pct Lead Minor 1982
    Silver Ag 7 g/mt Silver Minor 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSSIBLE; (2) PROSPECTIVE

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT CROSSCUTS AND DRIFTS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FONEM INFORME PROYECTO N 242/82

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-2) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN VEIN IS 100 M LONG AND UP TO 0.8 M WIDE.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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