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Urania Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Tin, Zinc, Copper
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080346
MRDS ID W031469
Record type Site
Current site name Urania Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.7995, -16.69769 (WGS84)
Elevation 4050
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 5 KM N100W OF TOWN OF ILLIMANI., With In A Radius Of 1 Or 2 Minutes

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN A GLACIAL CIRQUE BELOW THE SOUTH SUMMIT. MINE IS WEST OF THE AXIS OF THE BATHOLITHS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Analytical data

Result VEIN CONTENT: 1.13% WO3, 1.35% SN.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Illiami Batholith
    Rock description Illiami Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.7995, -16.69769
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N30E
    Dip 45SE
    Thickness 5M
    Length 100M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults, Fractures, Shear Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE PLUTON IS EXPOSED ONLY IN THE GLACIAL CIRQUES AND ON THE NORTH SUMMIT, WHILE THE DEVONIAN SCHISTS FORM THE EDGE OF THE SLOPES AND TOP OF THE SOUTH SUMMIT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Cerro Illimani Mining District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN IN CONTACT ZONE WITH MASSIVE TEXTURE, IN PART BRECCIATED. IT IS CUT BY MANY FAULTS, AND EXTENDS 100 METERS WITH WIDTH UP TO 5 METERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-81 Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.) 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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