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Geskapa Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Gold
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006583
MRDS ID BL30142
Record type Site
Current site name Geskapa Mine
Alternate or previous names Pucamayu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.00778, -18.85595 (WGS84)
Elevation 2900
Relative position 4 KM S35E OF MACHA

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
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

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) -66.00778, -18.85595
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of Anticline

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N60W DIP 50SW.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Empresa Minera Guadalupe

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 1254000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 7.99 g/mt Gold Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Total resources 17355000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.7 g/mt Gold Major 1990

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1)VEIN ORE; (2)PUCUMAYU STOCKWORK

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT ADITS

Comments on development

  • GRAVITY CONCENTRATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BANCO MINERO, 1990, ESTUDIO DE FACTIBILIDAD PARA LA EXPLOTACION DE ORO EN LAS PROPIEDADES MINERAS GESKAPA Y GUADALUPE.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-2) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO MAIN VEINS (VERONICA, DANIELITA) 22 AND 25 M LONG, 0.38 AND0.41 M WIDE, RESPECTIVELY. PUCUMAYU STOCKWORK ZONE. GOLD IN VEINS OCCURS AS CRYSTALS UP TO 5 MM IN SIZE. GOLD IN STOCKWORK VEINLETS IS FINELY CRYSTALLINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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