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Complemento Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver, Antimony
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  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 10086990
MRDS ID BL20427
Record type Site
Current site name Complemento Mine
Alternate or previous names Complemento Ii

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.49943, -21.94754 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300
Relative position 15 KM S20E OF MOJO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boulangerite Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.49943, -21.94754
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw-Trending Anticline Cut By N40e Reverse Faults

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Plunge 60 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Carmelo Wayar And Alcira Yarvi

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^13.6% Zn, 0.4% Pb
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Lead Lead 0wt-pct
    Ore Zinc Zinc 14wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 13440000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 2.81 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
    Silver Ag 28 g/mt Silver Minor 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 15840000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 2.53 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
    Silver Ag 26 g/mt Silver Minor 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 29280000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 2.66 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
    Silver Ag 27 g/mt Silver Minor 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) PROBABLE; (2) POSSIBLE; (3) PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall length 292.61M

Comments on the workings information

  • WAYAR ADIT DRIVEN ON VEIN I, VEIN III DEVELOPED FOR MORE THAN 100 M VIA SUCRE ADIT.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: HAND SORTED ORE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZELADA, G., 1984, COMPLEMENTO MINE SEMI-MECHANIZATION PROJECT - PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ZELADA (1984)

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-3) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE MAIN VEINS IN N40E REVERSE FAULTS (TRANSVERSE TO FOLD AXES): VEIN I (PRINCIPAL); VEIN II, 170 M LONG; AND VEIN III, 150 M LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Leyton Rodriguez, Martha Delia Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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