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Altas Nieves Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006301
MRDS ID BL20291
Record type Site
Current site name Altas Nieves Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.49949, -16.94768 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 9 KM S10W OF VILOCO

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
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES CONTAIN: 0.15-0.63% CU, 2.77-9.81% PB, 16.18-27.74% ZN, 300-690 G/MT AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.49949, -16.94768
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 60 E, N 40 W, N 80 W
    Dip 80 NW, 75 SW, 70 NE

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINE IS LOCATED 100 M FROM CONTACT BETWEEN GRANITE AND CONTACT METAMORPHOSED PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Ernesto Estavez

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 60M

Comments on the workings information

  • 10 M TUNNEL AND 50 M CROSSCUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TARQUINO, R., 1969, 1-A-10, ARCHIVO MINTEC.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE VEINS, A N60E 80NW WOLFRAMITE VEIN, AND TWO GALENA-CHALCOPYRITE-SPHALERITE VEINS, N40W 75SW AND N80W 70NE.

Reporter information

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

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