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Palmira Mine

Past Producer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodities Beryllium, Mica, Clay
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006704
MRDS ID BL30292
Record type Site
Current site name Palmira Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.10353, -16.59768 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 7.6 KM N84E OF SAN JUAN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Santa Cruz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Primary
Mica Primary
Clay Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Kaolinite Ore
Muscovite Ore
Halloysite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Kaolinized Feldspar

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 41
USGS model code 13h
Deposit model name Complex/zoned pegmatites

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Quiser Formation, La Bella Group
    Rock description Quiser Formation, La Bella Gp
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.10353, -16.59768
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENS
    Length 120M
    Width 70M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Production years 1973

Mining district

District name La Bella

Comments on the production information

  • ATTEMPT TO MINE KAOLIN FOR PORCELAIN MANUFACTURE IN 1973 FAILED DUE TO HIGH TRANSPORT COSTS TO COCHABAMBA. SOME KAOLIN SHIPPED IN 1973.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • VERY HIGH QUALITY KAOLIN BASED ON MINERALOGICAL, CHEMICAL, FIRING, WHITENESS, AND BENEFICIATION TESTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LITHERLAND, M. AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153P.

  • Deposit

    FLETCHER, C.J.N. AND OTHERS, 1981, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE CONCEPCION: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    LITHERLAND ET.AL. (1986), P. 131.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-94 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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