Cascabel Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006238
MRDS ID BL20211
Record type Site
Current site name Cascabel Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.6662, -15.71439 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 10 KM FROM QUIABAYA

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
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Boulangerite Ore
Galena Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Zinkenite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillization

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.6662, -15.71439

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 E
    Dip 80 NW

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Andesite Dike

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists
Year of last production 1984

Mining district

District name Lipichi-Cascabel

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Alameda
    First year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Erick Hochhauser , Empresa Minera Alameda
    First year 1960

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Lead Lead 6wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 271429000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 8.12 wt-pct Lead Major 1983
    Silver Ag 140 g/mt Silver Major 1983
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 128537000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.84 wt-pct Lead Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE; (2) PROBABLE; (3) POSSIBLE; (4) PROSPECTIVE

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS, CROSSCUT ADITS, RAISES, OVERHAND STOPING. OVER 100 M OF WORKINGS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: FLOATATION MILL 400 TPD CAPACITY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INFORME DE EMPRESA MINERA KORI PUNKU SRL. ESTUDIO DE FACTIBILIDAD PARA EXPLOTACION Y TRATAMIENTO DE MINERALES MINA CASCABEL MAYO 1985

  • Deposit

    PROYECTO CORDILLERA (1980) AREA NORTE DE LA PAZ GE-G1/272 ARCHIVO GEOBOL.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS PARALLEL TO NE STRIKING ANDESITE DIKE. VERTICAL ZONATION IN PB-AG MINERALS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.