Chiaracota Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Tin
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006146
MRDS ID BL20086
Record type Site
Current site name Chiaracota Mine
Alternate or previous names Los Mismos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.34671, -17.03629 (WGS84)
Relative position 12 KM N3W OF CAXATA

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.34671, -17.03629

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1953
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 40wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 8697820000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.67 wt-pct Tin Major 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    IPORRE, F., AND LAURA, F., 1977, INFORME PRELIMINAR MINA CHIARACOTA: GEOBOL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    IPORRE AND LAURA (1977)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Leyton Rodriguez, Martha Delia 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.