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Oderay Mine

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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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. Mining district
  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 10100659
MRDS ID BL20263
Record type Site
Current site name Oderay Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.7078, -17.19934 (WGS84)
Elevation 3300
Relative position 6 KM N75 W OF YAYANI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.7078, -17.19934
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On East Flank Of N-S Calahani Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 54 W
    Dip 70 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Provincia Polimetalica De Ayopaya

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Angel Pena

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^75% Pb, 1500 G/Mt Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Silver Silver 1500g/mt
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 75wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 21011000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 12.93 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Zinc Zn 1.22 wt-pct Zinc Major 1982
    Silver Ag 158.7 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POSSIBLE AND PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIA, A., 1982, ODERAY MINE INVENTORIATION PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VIA (1982)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN ALONG CONTACT BETWEEN LAMPROPHYRE DIKE AND SHALE-SANDSTONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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