Jaquegua Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086934
MRDS ID BL10124
Record type Site
Current site name Jaquegua Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.75446, -21.96172 (WGS84)
Elevation 4250
Relative position 3.5 KM N60E OF ESTANCIA VENTILLA

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
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericite, Clays, Silica

Analytical data

Result GEOBOL (1971): UP TO 70 G/MT AG, 27.3% PB, 5.24% ZN
Result ZUBRZYCKI AND MURILLO (1958
Result CITED IN GEOBOL, 1971): 0.8 OZ/T AU FROM DUMP SAMPLE
Result USGS (1990): UP TO 390 G/MT AG, 13% PB, 0.23% ZN, 65 PPM CU, 300 PPM AS, 800 PPM SB, MORE THAN 5000 PPM MN.

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
    Rock unit name Quehua Superior
    Rock description Quehua Superior
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Quehua Superior
    Rock description Quehua Superior

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.75446, -21.96172

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1550
Discoverer Spanish Colonists
Year of first production 1550

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

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

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA JAQUEGUA: PROYCECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-13, 23P.

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL

  • Deposit

    VISITED NOV. 1990 BY USGS (LUDINGTON, DU BRAY) AND GEOBOL (SORIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED AREA IS ABOUT 10 SQ KM IN EXTENT; AT LEAST 12 VEIN SYSTEMS ARE EXPOSED, MANY MORE THAN 1 M IN WIDTH AND TRACABLE FOR SEVERAL KILOMETERS.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1500'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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