| Deposit ID | 10005971 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10192 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Manco Kapac Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nelly |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.20982, -17.29545 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4200 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Cadmium | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Bornite | Ore |
| Cerussite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Chlorargyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Greenockite | Ore |
| Miargyrite | Ore |
| Polybasite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stephanite | Ore |
| Stromeyerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Berenguela | ||||||||
| Rock description | Berenguela | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Berenguela |
| Rock description | Berenguela |
| (1) | -69.20982, -17.29545 |
|---|
| Strike | N65-75W |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Length | 1000M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| District name | Berenguela |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 50M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10192 |
SIRVAS C., FERNANDO, 1964, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION TAMBO MAURI-BERENGUELA, PROVINCIA PACAJES DE DEPARTAMENTO DE LA PAZ, REPUBLICA BOLVIANA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, MAP 1:50,000.
SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1962, LOS YACIMIENTOS POLIMETALICOS DE BERENGUELA: GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION TO BOLIVIA REPORT 39, 54P.
FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, USGS/GEOBOL, 1990
THESIS BY SIRVAS (1964)
INVESTIGATIONS BY GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION (SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, 1962)
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OXIDE ZONE IS ABOUT 50 M DEEP WITH CERRUSITE-CHLORARGYRITE-MN OXIDES GRADING 190 G/T AG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1990 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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