La Incognita Mine

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086938
MRDS ID BL10141
Record type Site
Current site name La Incognita Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.78647, -16.61519 (WGS84)
Elevation 3960
Relative position 6 KM S69E OF GUAQUI

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES BY VEDIA AND LLANOS (1965): 1.4 TO 16.1% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Tiahuanacu
    Rock description Tiahuanacu
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.78647, -16.61519

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 73 W
    Dip 55 TO 78 N
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cu Minerals Replace Organic Matter

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1963
Year of first production 1963

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1963
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^5.9% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Copper Copper 6wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • VEDIA AND LLANOS (1965)

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PITS AND SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA M., J., AND LLANOS I., R., 1965, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA LA INCOGNITA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-445, 7P., MAPS 1:50,000; 1:1,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (VEDIA AND LLANOS, 1965

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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