Maria Teresa Mine

Past Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Zinc, Silver
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. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006152
MRDS ID BL20092
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Teresa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.67447, -17.15656 (WGS84)
Relative position 17 KM N55W OF MOROCHATA

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
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.67447, -17.15656

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Total resources 78037000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 15.01 wt-pct Lead Major 1984
    Zinc Zn 8.12 wt-pct Zinc Major 1984
    Silver Ag 38.47 g/mt Silver Major 1984

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GEOLOGIC RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, 1984, MARIA TERESA MINE EXPLORATION PROGRAM AND PHASE "A" TECHNICAL REPORT. IMCH-GEOBOL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

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.