| Deposit ID | 10182643 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 3350200089 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Caracota Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Mina Caracota |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
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| Geographic coordinates: | -65.91615, -20.08089 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3700 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
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| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
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| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Gold | Unknown |
| Stibnite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -65.91615, -20.08089 |
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| Strike | N25W | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 60E | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1.5M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 150M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Empresa Minera Unificada S. A. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1982 |
| Year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antimony Ore; 3.40 Pct Sb 86000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antomony Ore; 3.40 Pct Sb 91000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antimony Ore; 3.40 Pct Sb 102000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antimony Ore; 3.40 Pct Sb 75000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antimony Ore; 3.40 Pct Sb 69000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | Antimony Ore; 3.40 Pct Sb 72000 Mt Of Ore Per Year | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 149650mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 127850mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 277500mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 277500mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350200089 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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| Reporter | 01-OCT-1992 | Palencia, Cesar M. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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