Victoria Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006592
MRDS ID BL30158
Record type Site
Current site name Victoria Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.93281, -17.34767 (WGS84)
Elevation 3400
Relative position 21 KM N75E OF COLQUIRI

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
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Jamesonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.93281, -17.34767

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Strongly Fractured Anticlines And Synclines

Ore body information

  • Strike N35E
    Dip 85NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Victoria Coro

Production statistics

  • Year 1956
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 68wt-pct
  • Year 1961
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Silver Silver 2184g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO ADITS OF 100 M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    1-2 GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MINERALIZATION IS RELATED TO A BURIED GRANITE INTRUSION. VEINS ARE UP TO 200 M LONG AND 0.10-0.20 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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