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Phisakeri Mine

Past Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Barium-Barite
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006560
MRDS ID BL30111
Record type Site
Current site name Phisakeri Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.86615, -17.78098 (WGS84)
Relative position 32 KM N50E OF ORURO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 181
USGS model code 27e
Deposit model name Disseminated Sb

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.86615, -17.78098
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N27-30W
    Dip 50-60 SW
    Length 750M
    Width 4M

Comments on the geologic information

  • IN THE NORTHEASTERN SECTOR OF ORURO IN AN AREA AROUND 10 BY 20 KM, VARIOUS BARITE-QUARTZ MINERALS ARE LOCATED WITH FRACTURE-FILL VEINS TRENDING NW-SE AND DIPPING SUBVERTICALLY TO VERTICALLY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1)POSITIVE

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN-CUTS, SMALL UNDERGROUND WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    1)GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WITHIN THIS AREA, THE PHISAKERI MINE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MINE (RESERVE).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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