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Ocuri Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080454
MRDS ID W031648
Record type Site
Current site name Ocuri Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.79945, -18.86429 (WGS84)
Elevation 3983
Relative position 35 KM SE OF COLQUECHACA

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

Comments on the location information

  • MILL IN LIPEZ HUALCO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stannite Ore
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Siderite 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 > Rhyodacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.79945, -18.86429
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into An Anticline With Mineralization On A West Flank

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N 40 W
    Dip 60 TO 80
    Length 800M
    Width 0.2M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Three Systems Of Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1924

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cia. Minera Del Sur S. A.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cia. Minera Del Sur S. A. (Comsur)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Overall depth 200M

Comments on the workings information

  • STOCKWORK ZONE WORKED BY OPEN PIT TO 8 M DEPTH.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STOCKWORK ZONE UP TO 8 M THICK. THERE ARE THREE SYSTEMS OF MINERALIZATION: 1) PRIMARY VEINS INTERBEDDED WITH SEDIMENTS (MANTO); 2) SECONDARY TRANSVERSE VEINS THAT DISPLACE PRIMARY VEINS; 3) VEINS IN FRACTURES THAT HAVE DISPLACED SECONDARY VEINS.

Reporter information

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

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