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Pucasalle Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper
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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. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086914
MRDS ID BL10011
Record type Site
Current site name Pucasalle Mine
Alternate or previous names Puca Salle, La Colorada

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.44556, -21.80894 (WGS84)
Elevation 4850
Relative position 6 KM N50E OF GUADALUPE

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
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Sericitization; Pyritization

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (PROYECTO LIPEZ, 1971)

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyodacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.44556, -21.80894
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N78E
    Dip 58 TO 85 NW
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Mining district

District name Cerro Bonete

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATE BASED ON SIZE OF WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JIMENEZ CH., NESTOR AND NUNEZ A., GERMAN, 1988, EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL EN METALES PRECIOSOS DE LOS CERROS PUCASALLE Y PUCA ORKHO, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-23, 35P., MAPS, 1:50,000;1:10,000

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA (GEOBOL), 1981, MINA PUCASALLE: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-14, 7P.

  • Deposit

    VALENCIA, J., 1973, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION ORIENTAL DEL CERRO BONETE, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ-DEPTO. DE POTOSI: UNPUBLISHED THESIS, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 89P.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (JIMENEZ AND NUNEZ, 1988)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    JIMENEZ AND NUNEZ, 1988

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS ABOUT 1 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 27-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

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