| Deposit ID | 10206982 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3350350046 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tatasi |
| Alternate or previous names | Portugalete |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.21945, -21.18756 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 4000 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Bismuth | Unknown |
| Boulangerite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Jamesonite | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Pyrargyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Stannite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Wurtzite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -66.21945, -21.18756 |
|---|
| Length | 2500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Width | 370M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1550 |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| District name | Tatasi-Portugal |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corp. Minera De Bolivia |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empressa Minera Quechisla,Seccion Tatasi |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350350046 |
AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN
MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 159-160, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S
IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.
1975.76 E/MJ INT.DIRECTORY.PP.213.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRADE NOT GIVEN, 1950 PRODUCTION 175 TPM CONS OF 45-50 PCT P 0.1-0.3 PCT AG, VEINS AS SEMICIRCLE OPEN TO N IN DACITE, ABO KM SW OF PANAM HIWAY 30 KM S OF ATOCHA, ALL DATA FROM AHLFEL LOCATION FROM AHLFELD MAP 1974 PROD:10000 TO 100,000 1974 PROD.WAS PB-AG CONC. AND 2N-AG CONC.(GRADE NOT GIVEN) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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