| Deposit ID | 10006376 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20391 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Rodeadora Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.74947, -18.84762 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3800 |
| Relative position | 7 KM N25E OF CHALLAPATA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -66.74947, -18.84762 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | ENE |
| Dip | 50 SE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Garabito, Luis |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 17000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1138M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20391 |
VEDIA, J., AND VELASCO, P., 1977, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL INFORME
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FAULT VEIN SUBCONCORDANT WITH BEDDING ALONG THE AXIS OF AN ANTICLINE |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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