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Vargaral Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006482
MRDS ID BL20527
Record type Site
Current site name Vargaral Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.09943, -19.63093 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 12 KM N87E OF ESQUIRI

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
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.09943, -19.63093
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N15w Trending Anticline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 65wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) INDUSTRIAL; (2) PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 350M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO WORKINGS, 240 M AND 110 M LONG RESPECTIVELY.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMACHO, E., AND LARA, S., 1976, VARGARAL MINE PRELIMINARY REPORT: CODE 310-105-05: GEOBOL/UNDP INFORME

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CAMACHO AND LARA (1976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO VEINS: (1) VARGARAL, 200 M LONG, 0.5 M WIDE, STRIKES N15W DIPS 75SW; (2) OTAZO, 100 M LONG, 0.15 M WIDE, STRIKES N35E DIPS 68NW. MINOR QUARTZ VEINS TRANSVERSE TO N15W TREND OF FRACTURED ANTICLINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-JAN-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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