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Inca Mine

Past Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006275
MRDS ID BL20256
Record type Site
Current site name Inca Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.1592, -17.45738 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 8 KM S25W OF COLQUIRI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Ore
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result DUMP SAMPLES CONTAIN 0.14% WO3

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.1592, -17.45738
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Justiniano Taborga

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT TUNNELS AND CROSS CUTS. ORE SHOOTS WERE STOPED TO SURFACE.

Comments on development

  • MAIN ORE SHOOTS ARE WORKED OUT. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF LOW GRADE MATERIAL FOUND ON DUMPS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING CO. REPORT NO. 120/69, ARCHIVO MINTEC NR-I-VM-II.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THICK VEINS OF SIDERITE CUT BY QUARTZ-FERBERITE-PYRITE-MARCASITE. SIGNIFICANT FERBERITE ORE SHOOTS FOUND AT VEIN INTERSECTIONS.

Reporter information

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

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