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Alto Chapare Mine

Past Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Magnesite, Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  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 10006136
MRDS ID BL20075
Record type Site
Current site name Alto Chapare Mine
Alternate or previous names El Limbo, La Cascada, El Puente, Murillo, San Carlos, La Paz, Sal Si Puedes, Magdalena

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.49945, -17.081 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Relative position 1 KM N45W OF EL PALMAR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary
Talc-Soapstone Tertiary
Asbestos Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnesite Ore
Talc Ore
Calcite Gangue
Dolomite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Metamorphism Of Magnesite-Talc To Asbestos

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 67
USGS model code 18i
Deposit model name Carbonate-hosted magnesite-talc

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.49945, -17.081
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSSIBLE; (2) PROBABLE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Unknown
    Overall length 91.44M
    Overall width 50M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MURILLO, J., AND FLORES, O., 1967, GEOBOL INFORME GE/2-M-2 ARCHIVO MINTEC.

  • Deposit

    TAPIA, OSCAR, 1970, INFORME INTERNO ALTO CHAPARE.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S
Deposit BASAL CALCAREOUS SLATE-SILTSTONE LAYER CONSISTING OF CLAY INTERBEDDED WITH MAGNESITE, DOLOMITE, CALCITE, TALC AND NODULOS OF QUARTZ AND LIMONITE. OVERLYING BED OF SLATE, SANDSTONE AND QUARTZITE CONTAINING ASBESTOS. FIBROUS CROCIDOLITE FILLS FRACTURES AND FORMS STOCKWORKS IN SLATE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Guerra, Edwin 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.

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