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Berenguela Mine

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Reserves and resources
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10081857
MRDS ID W044247
Record type Site
Current site name Berenguela Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.38279, -17.89765 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 5 KM SOUTH OF COLCHA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.38279, -17.89765
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into Syncline With Mineralization On West Flank

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 15-30 W
    Dip 50-60
    Length 500M
    Width 4M
    Depth to bottom 150M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Nw Trending Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1936
Year of first production 1936

Mining district

District name Colcha

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Berenguela

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 146646000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 2.19 wt-pct Tin Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 55594000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 1.69 wt-pct Tin Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 23028000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 2.06 wt-pct Tin Major 1977

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 150M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GUMUCIO, CARLOS, 1967, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE COLCHA-CERRO GRANDE-BOLIVAR: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1978 Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando Department of State

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

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