Candelaria Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006124
MRDS ID BL20059
Record type Site
Current site name Candelaria Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.59508, -15.82411 (WGS84)
Elevation 3400

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.59508, -15.82411

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E-W TO N 65 E
    Dip VERTICAL TO 75 NE
    Thickness 2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Millipaya

Comments on the production information

  • MINE PRODUCES 1 TO 1.25 MT/MONTH TIN CONCENTRATE AVERAGING 35 TO 40% SN.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JAUREGUI, J., 1979, MILLAPAYA MINING DISTRICT-GEOLOGIC EXPLORATION PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/405

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    JAUREGUI (1979)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FOUR VEINS DEVELOPED. THE MAIN VEIN STRIKES N65E, DIPS VERTICAL AND IS 2 M THICK. THE OTHER VEINS STRIKE N60W TO E-W AND DIP 75 NE TO VERTICAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Aviles A., Osvaldo Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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