| Deposit ID | 10005977 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10198 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Jose De Berenguela Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Elisa, Hucurani |
| Geographic coordinates: | -69.23204, -17.28573 (WGS84) |
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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 | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Tennantite | Ore |
| Opal | Gangue |
| Rhodochrosite | Gangue |
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Huallyamarca | ||||
| Rock description | Huallyamarca | ||||
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| (1) | -69.23204, -17.28573 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Sets Striking 95 And 120, And 160 And 70, With Displacements Up To 50 M. |
| Length | 2000M |
|---|---|
| Width | 400M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| District name | Berenguela |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1000M |
| Overall depth | 10M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10198 |
SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1962, LOS YACIMIENTOS POLIMETALICOS DE BERENGUELA: GERMAN MISSION TO BOLIVIA REPORT 39, 54P
FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, USGS/GEOBOL, 1990
INVESTIGATIONS BY GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION (SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, 1962)
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.