La Rinconada Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Tungsten
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 10006175
MRDS ID BL20126
Record type Site
Current site name La Rinconada Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.25393, -17.05462 (WGS84)
Relative position 12 KM N35W OF ICHOCA

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
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Wolframite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Catavi
    Rock description Catavi

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.25393, -17.05462

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 70-75 W
    Dip 76 SW
    Width 0.15M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Sayanquira

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANTOS B., D., AND VASVALDO O., A., INFORME PRELIMINAR DE INVENTARIACION SECTORES "SAYANQUIRA" "TRES CRUCES": GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IS 0.05-0.15 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge 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.