Unnamed Mine

Past Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodity Asbestos
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006491
MRDS ID BL30029
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.62806, -17.11989 (WGS84)
Elevation 2300
Relative position 9 KM S10E OF MENDOZA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Crocidolite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Metamorphosed

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Limbo Formation
    Rock description Limbo Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cambrian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.62806, -17.11989

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Production years 1937-

Mining district

District name Chapare

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F. AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 317-320

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-APR-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.