| Deposit ID | 10097690 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10353 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Taricagua Occurrence |
| Alternate or previous names | Taricoya, Tarikoya |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.97312, -17.19211 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3800 |
| Relative position | 5 KM DUE W OF VISCACHANI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -67.97312, -17.19211 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lucio Vega And Justino Ordez |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1967 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 17849000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10353 |
AHLFELD, F, 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BILBAO, IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL, P. 22.
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
VILLAGOMEZ, M., AND VEGA, L., 1967, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT: (1967)-1-T2-I ARCHIVO MINTEC
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN AVERAGES 0.8 TO 1 M WIDE AND HAS BEEN WORKED OVER A LENGTH OF 300 M. UPPER PORTION OF VEIN IS OXIDIZED AND CONSISTS OF CASSITERITE AND LIMONITE. LOWER PORTION OF VEIN CONSISTS OF SULFIDES AND SULFOSALTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.