Concepcion

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Zinc, Lead, Copper
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. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006207
MRDS ID BL20169
Record type Site
Current site name Concepcion
Related records 10006206, 10006299

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.13979, -16.12354 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 9 KM S80W OF ZONGO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Wolframite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Cuticucho Batholith
    Rock description Cuticucho Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.13979, -16.12354

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 15-45 E
    Dip 85 SE
    Width 0.2M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Milluni

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 333wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JAUREGUI, J., 1976, MILLUNI - ZONGO REGION MINING-GEOLOGIC STUDY: GEOBOL INFORME (GE-G1/269)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    JAUREGUI (1976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 10 TO 20 CM WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Aviles A., Osvaldo 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.