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Dos Hermanos Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097762
MRDS ID BL30163
Record type Site
Current site name Dos Hermanos Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.11615, -19.68093 (WGS84)
Elevation 3730
Relative position 30 KM W OF RIO MULATO

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
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

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) -67.11615, -19.68093
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N16w Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N10W; N40E
    Dip VERTICAL
  • Dip VERTICAL

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION ON WEST SIDE OF N16W ANTICLINE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Armando Zambrana

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1)PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 75M
    Overall length 164.59M

Comments on the workings information

  • DRIFTS AND CROSSCUTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPEDIUM OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION FILLS NORMAL FAULTS. VEINS ARE 60-70 M LONG AND UP TO 0.18 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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