Carolina Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080359
MRDS ID W031482
Record type Site
Current site name Carolina Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.53283, -16.76436 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 6 KM NE OF THE TOWN OF SAYA.

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 ON THE EXTREME NORTH SIDE OF THE BATHOLITH ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CRISTALANI RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Muscovite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

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 Quimsa Cruz Batholith
    Rock description Quimsa Cruz Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.53283, -16.76436

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 15 W
    Dip STEEP

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN ARE ONLY IN THE MINERALIZED COUNTRY ROCK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-81 Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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