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Mamani Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Tin
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006288
MRDS ID BL20274
Record type Site
Current site name Mamani Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.24949, -17.04768 (WGS84)
Elevation 5300
Relative position 15 KM N40E OF CAXATA

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

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG FOR LAGUNA HUAYNACOTA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.24949, -17.04768
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On Eastern Flank Of A Syncline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 55 W; N 30 E
    Dip 75 SW; 85 SE
    Length 500M
    Width 0.5M
  • Strike N 55 W; N 30 E
    Dip 75 SW; 85 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Alex Villarreal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS 20 AND 30 M LONG.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMACHO, E., AND LARA, S., INFORME PRELIMINAR MINA MAMANI.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS UP TO 500 M LONG AND 0.30 TO 0.50 M WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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