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Esmeralda Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107588
MRDS ID BL10169
Record type Site
Current site name Esmeralda Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.56835, -21.38923 (WGS84)
Elevation 4120
Relative position 7 KM N72W OF CERILLOS

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

Comments on the location information

  • ADJACENT TO SAN PABLO MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Tenorite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Bleaching

Analytical data

Result 8.29 TO 18.69% CU OVER 25 TO 90 CM.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.56835, -21.38923
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On Nw Flank Kellu Kellu Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Mantos Displaced By Faulting

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 70 TO 80 E
    Dip 22 TO 40 NW
    Thickness 0.18M
    Length 140M
    Width 20M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Preferred Beds

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Walter Guarachi

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED 8 MT/MO 17 TO 18% CU CONS

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 10M
    Overall depth 7M

Comments on the workings information

  • THREE ADITS (INCLUDING SOCAVON ESMERALDA AND SALVADORA), ONE SHAFT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BASSI, H.G.L., 1980, INSPECCIONES MINERAS EN DOS YACIMIENTOS CUPRIFEROS ESTRATIFORMES DEL SUROESTE DE BOLIVIA: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO ARGENTINO, 6TH, BAHIA BLANCA, 1975, ACTAS, V. 3, P. 13-23

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTOS ARE 30 TO 180 CM THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

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