Nasa Poke Mine

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086977
MRDS ID BL20000
Record type Site
Current site name Nasa Poke Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.65424, -16.64658 (WGS84)
Elevation 4190

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
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitization

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Rock unit name Dacite
    Rock description Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Tiahuanacu;Dacite
    Rock description Tiahuanacu;Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.65424, -16.64658

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults

Ore body information

  • Strike N 50 E
    Dip 80 S
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Quimsa Chata

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CORDERO, G., 1966, METALOGENESIS DEL STOCK QUIMSA CHATA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME LP-23, 26P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Andre, Orlando Servicio Geologic de Bolivia

Beyond USGS

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