| Deposit ID | 10133922 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3350350045 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pulacayo |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.69946, -20.40758 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 4130 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Boulangerite | Unknown |
| Bournonite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Stibnite | Unknown |
| Wavellite | Unknown |
| Wurtzite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -66.69946, -20.40758 |
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| Dip | 90N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thickness | 1.1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1833 |
| Year of first production | 1873 |
| District name | Pulacayo |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corp. Minera De Bolivia |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1954 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Pulacayo Cooperative |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 10000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 10000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 10000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 670000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 670000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 650000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1320000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350350045 |
MINING ACTIVITY DIGEST, SEPTEMBER(?) 1991, P.8
AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN
MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 157-159, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S
IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRADE NOT GIVEN. ZN CONS ARE 55 PCT, OTHER CONS CONTAIN AG, AU. 1951 PRODUCTION WAS 68843 KG AG, 18652 T ZN, 3191 T PB, CU, 15 KG AU, HOT WATER PROBLEMS AT 386 LEVEL, THIS IS SECON AG-PB PRODUCER IN BOLIVIA, MINE IS AT PULACAYO, 20 KM E OF U ALL DATA FROM AHLFELD, LOCATION FROM AHLFELD MAP, 1954. AT THE PRESENT TIME (1992), THE LOCAL COOPERATIVE IS SELECTIVE- LY MINING THE HIGH GRADE ON A VERY SMALL SCALE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-MAR-1993 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.