| Deposit ID | 10279704 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3350400001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mutun |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -57.86596, -19.19758 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Santa Cruz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Santa Cruz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Manganese Critical | Secondary |
| Silica | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Psilomelane | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -57.86596, -19.19758 |
|---|
| Thickness | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 100000M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 100000M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10000HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mutun Area |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Siderurgica Boliviana (Sidersa) |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Comibol (Government) |
| Interest | 30 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Y. P. F. B.(Government) |
| Interest | 20 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Armed Forces Development Corp. (Cofadena) --Government |
| Interest | 20 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Enaf (Government) |
| Interest | 10 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bolivian Development Corp. (Cbf)--Government |
| Interest | 10 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | National Electric Co. (Ene)--Government |
| Interest | 10 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350400001 |
DORR, J. V., 1973, IRON FORMATION IN S. AMERICA: ECON. GEOL.
PP. 1015-1016.
ALCOCER, GUILLERMO ROJAS, 1979, LA RIQUEZA DE BOLIVIA EN
EL HIERRO DEL MUTUN: PROGRESO,OCTUBRE 1979, P.P.24-26
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OUTCROPS AT THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE DEPOSIT. DIAMOND DRILLING TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF THE ORE HAS DELINEATED LENS-SHAPED BODIES OCCURRING AT APPROXIMATELY 110, 140 AND 309 METERS. GEOLOGY OF THIS DEPOSIT IS NOT WELL KNOWN BUT IS MORPHOLOGICALLY RELATED TO MORRO DO URUCUM, BRAZIL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Gazdik/Msi | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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