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Pacobamba-Coriquina Deposit

Prospect in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Limestone, High Calcium, Magnesite, Silica, Iron, Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006138
MRDS ID BL20077
Record type Site
Current site name Pacobamba-Coriquina Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.19954, -15.4644 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position AT CORIQUINA

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

Comments on the location information

  • PACOBAMBA CONCESSION (500 HECTARES); CORIQUINA CONCESSION (389 HECTARES)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, High Calcium Primary
Magnesite Secondary
Silica Primary
Iron Secondary
Aluminum Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limestone Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 237
USGS model code 32g
Deposit model name Limestone

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.19954, -15.4644
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Del Desarollo De La Paz

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 1257448000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Limestone, High Calcium CaO 36.08 wt-pct Limestone Major 1978
    Magnesite MgO 2.67 wt-pct Magnesium Minor 1978
    Silica SiO2 21.89 wt-pct Silica Major 1978
    Iron Fe2O3 1.4 wt-pct Iron Minor 1978
    Aluminum Al2O3 1.14 wt-pct Aluminum Minor 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 3507372000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Limestone, High Calcium CaO 36.22 wt-pct Limestone Major 1978
    Magnesite MgO 2.56 wt-pct Magnesium Minor 1978
    Silica SiO2 21.95 wt-pct Silica Major 1978
    Iron Fe2O3 1.39 wt-pct Iron Minor 1978
    Aluminum Al2O3 1.13 wt-pct Aluminum Minor 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 1988164000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Limestone, High Calcium CaO 35.99 wt-pct Limestone Major 1978
    Magnesite MgO 2.75 wt-pct Magnesium Minor 1978
    Silica SiO2 21.96 wt-pct Silica Major 1978
    Iron Fe2O3 1.4 wt-pct Iron Minor 1978
    Aluminum Al2O3 1.16 wt-pct Aluminum Minor 1978

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE; (2) PROBABLE; (3) POSSIBLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE VALUACION DE CALIZAS GE-1-78 GEOBOL - CORDEPAZ - GE-G1/304 ARCHIVO GEOBOL.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GEOBOL (1978)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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