Graciela Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006299
MRDS ID BL20289
Record type Site
Current site name Graciela Mine
Related records 10006207, 10006206

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.13979, -16.12354 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
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
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Muscovite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • 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) -68.13979, -16.12354

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Contact Between Granite And Silurian Sediments

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 80 W TO N 85 E
    Dip 55 TO 72 SE/SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner M. Burke, R. Higas, J. Meruvia

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 112M

Comments on the workings information

  • 70 M OF TUNNELS, 42 M OF CROSSCUTS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: GRAVITY CONCENTRATION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JAUREGUI, J., 1967, GEOLOGICAL MINE STUDY REGION MILLUNI-ZONGO: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/269

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE W VEINS AND ONE SN VEIN CUT ACCROSS CONTACT BETWEEN GRANITE AND SLATE/QUARTZITE. VEINS AVERAGE 0.5 M WIDE. W VEINS CONTAIN IRREGULAR, SPORADIC LENSES OF QUARTZ-SCHEELITE-CHALCOPYRITE-PYRITE-MUSCOVITE. SN VEIN CONTAINS QUARTZ-TOURMALINE-LIMONITE-CASSITERITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Aviles A., Osvaldo Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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