Central Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097689
MRDS ID BL10342
Record type Site
Current site name Central Mine
Related records 10006062

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.27584, -21.66699 (WGS84)
Elevation 4230
Relative position 5.5 KM N70W OF ESMORACA

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
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Bornite Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Enargite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Specularite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Propylitic, Sericitic

Analytical data

Result PINTO (1988): 3 TO 68 G/MT AU
Result USGS (1990): UP TO 1.5 PPM AU, 5.9 PPM AG, 0.28% PB, 320 PPM ZN, 0.84% CU, 540 PPM AS, 290 PPM SB, 700 PPM SN, 6.1% BI, 700 PPM W.

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
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.27584, -21.66699

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 1885
Year of first production 1900

Mining district

District name Esmoraca

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PINTO, J., 1988, VISITA PRELIMINAR A LOS YACIMIENTOS CHOROMA Y ESMORACA: LA PAZ, UNDP, 4P.

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL

  • Deposit

    VISIT NOV. 1990, USGS (LUDINGTON, DUBRAY) AND GEOBOL (SORIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ARE MORE THAN 100 M DEEP IN A 4 M WIDE ZONE THAT CONTAINS 4 NARROW VEINS.
Deposit Discovery Year: 1880'S FOR BI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1991 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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