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La Paz Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Antimony
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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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006303
MRDS ID BL20295
Record type Site
Current site name La Paz Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.64396, -16.16965 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 9.5 KM N80W OF HUARINA

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
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.64396, -16.16965
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N 60 W
    Dip 75 NE
    Length 30M
    Width 0.4M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Dike Swarm

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST SEDIMENTS STRIKE N30W DIP 60NE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jorge Cuadros Del Castillo

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES REMAIN BELOW WORKINGS AT 30 M DEPTH

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 30M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS, TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCNAMEE, J., 1978, PROSPECCION GEOQUIMICA EN EL NORTE DE LA PAZ: GEOBOL/UNDP INFORME XII/1978

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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