| Deposit ID | 10006238 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20211 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cascabel Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.6662, -15.71439 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3800 |
| Relative position | 10 KM FROM QUIABAYA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Boulangerite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Zinkenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||||
| |||||
| 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 |
| (1) | -68.6662, -15.71439 |
|---|
| Strike | N 45 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | 80 NW |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| Year of last production | 1984 |
| District name | Lipichi-Cascabel |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Minera Alameda |
| First year | 1977 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Erick Hochhauser , Empresa Minera Alameda |
| First year | 1960 |
| Year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 271429000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 128537000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20211 |
INFORME DE EMPRESA MINERA KORI PUNKU SRL. ESTUDIO DE FACTIBILIDAD PARA EXPLOTACION Y TRATAMIENTO DE MINERALES MINA CASCABEL MAYO 1985
PROYECTO CORDILLERA (1980) AREA NORTE DE LA PAZ GE-G1/272 ARCHIVO GEOBOL.
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS PARALLEL TO NE STRIKING ANDESITE DIKE. VERTICAL ZONATION IN PB-AG MINERALS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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