| Deposit ID | 10068797 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002049 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tatasi-Portugalete Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.16612, -21.15589 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4500 |
| Relative position | 10 KMS SW OF RR STATION, ESCORIANI, ON UYUNI-VILLAZON RR. 130 KM NORTH OF TUPIZA. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Boulangerite | Ore |
| Bournonite | Ore |
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Electrum | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Proustite | Ore |
| Pyrargyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stannite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite |
| (1) | -66.16612, -21.15589 |
|---|
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E-W |
| Dip | STEEPLY S |
| Length | 2500M |
| Width | 2M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 600M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| Year of last production | 1973 |
| District name | Tatasi District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol) |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 277179000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 600M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W002049 |
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE CARBUROS: DEPTO. NAC. GEOL., BOL. 5 (ESPECIAL), P. 300.
MARSH, H., 1963, FINAL REPORT ON GEOLOGY OF TATASI-PORTUGALETE, QUECHISLA. INFORME # 2080-COMIBOL.
PINTO V., J, 1988, MODELO CONCEPTUAL Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DEL YACIMIENTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS TATASI, POTOSI - BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESARROLLO, PROYECTOS BOL/87/012, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 32 P., MAP 1:10,000.
CIMRI
MINISTRY OF MINES AND METALLURGY, 1971
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS IN CONTACT ZONE, SOME TRENDING PERPENDICULAR TO THE CONTACT PASSING FROM THE CONTACT ZONE TO THE PLUTON ITSELF. W AND MO OCCUR IN INNER BELT CLOSEST TO GRANODIORITE, SN OCCURS IN OUTER ZONE SOME 500-2000 M FROM CONTACT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1973 | Irving | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1978 | Earl M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1990 | Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando (Long, Keith R.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.