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Ventillas Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Tin, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080447
MRDS ID W031640
Record type Site
Current site name Ventillas Mine
Alternate or previous names Emusa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.26612, -21.36423 (WGS84)
Elevation 4620
Relative position 22 KM S OF SAN VICENTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Tin Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name San Vicente Conglomerates
    Rock description San Vicente Conglomerates

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.26612, -21.36423
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike E-W
    Dip S
    Length 100M
    Width 0.6M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 150M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • E-W Trending Tension Fissures And Faults. San Vicente - Corocord Fault.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Vicente

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Emusa

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 150M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, 388P

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando Department of State

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

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