Magarinas Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Antimony
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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080367
MRDS ID W031490
Record type Site
Current site name Magarinas Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.88286, -15.89772 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 3 KM NE OF TOWN OF ANCORAIMES.

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 ABOUT 27 KM N 120 W OF SORATA, ABOUT 7 KM FROM THE SHORE OF LAKE TITICACA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Barite Gangue
Jamesonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.88286, -15.89772

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description On The Eastern Limb Of The Ancoraimes Anticline Exists A Fault Zone Parallel To The Strike Of The Strata Which Is The Locus Of The Mineralization.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures, 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

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 96

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-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.