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Lomitas Quarry

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Limestone, General
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005967
MRDS ID BL10186
Record type Site
Current site name Lomitas Quarry
Alternate or previous names Cantera Janta?a

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.82589, -17.39434 (WGS84)
Elevation 3760
Relative position 7 KM S25E OF CHIJMUNI

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

Comments on the location information

  • ON A SPUR FROM MAIN RAILROAD LINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.82589, -17.39434
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENSOID
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • VOLCANIC ROCKS ARE VEINED BY CALCITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Laurani District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooperativa Marmolera Santiago De Laurani

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA BOLETIN 5, P. 323.

  • Deposit

    GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION TO BOLIVIA, 1972, MAPA GEOLOGICO DE SICA SICA, HOJA SEPTENTRIONAL, 1:100,000

  • Deposit

    CIA. MINERA ILLIMANI, 1989, ANNUAL REPORT, P. 4

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY GEOBOL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R.; Hinojosa, A. U.S. Geological Survey

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