Transvaal Mine

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005949
MRDS ID BL10163
Record type Site
Current site name Transvaal Mine
Alternate or previous names Consolidated, Libertad

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.45396, -17.12212 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050
Relative position 5 KM N5W OF COROCORO, 125 KM BY ROAD FROM LA PAZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Analytical data

Result TRACE CU

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
    Rock unit name Ballivian
    Rock description Ballivian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.45396, -17.12212

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 10 W
    Dip 45 NE
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Preferred Beds

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1958

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 6M
    Overall depth 6M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE SHAFT, ONE ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUERRA, M., AND ASCARRUNZ, K., 1964, INFORME SOBRE ASITENCIA TECNICA MINAS CUPRIFERAS DEL GRUPO MINERO TRANSVAAL: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-341, 4P., MAP 1:500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (GUERRA AND ASCARRUNZ, 1964

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTO IS 0.45 M THICK

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.