Unnamed Mine

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006530
MRDS ID BL30071
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.9259, -16.51326 (WGS84)
Elevation 4030

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
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Specularite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 247
USGS model code 34f
Deposit model name Oolitic ironstones

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.9259, -16.51326

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N40E
    Dip 30NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • 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, 110 P

  • 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.