Tarujahuira Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Gold, Zinc
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006521
MRDS ID BL30062
Record type Site
Current site name Tarujahuira Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.95034, -16.53575 (WGS84)
Elevation 3740
Relative position 2.1 KM DUE NORTH FROM PALCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.95034, -16.53575

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

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. 60.

  • Deposit

    WINKELMANN, L., 1983, GEOLOGIE UND LAGERSTATTEN IM BEREICH PALCA (MURURATA) UND DIE GEOCHEMIE DER SILURSEDIMENTITE IN DER CORDILLERA LA PAZ/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFTLICHE ABHANDLUNGEN, REIHE A, V. 51, 110P.

  • 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.