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Luchusa Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097738
MRDS ID BL20447
Record type Site
Current site name Luchusa Mine
Alternate or previous names Carmina

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.95395, -16.53936 (WGS84)
Elevation 3760
Relative position 1.8 KM N10W OF PALCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Uncia
    Rock description Uncia
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.95395, -16.53936
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 70 W
    Dip 63 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Samuel Alcazar
    First year 1973

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINE IS WORKED OUT EXCEPT FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF ORE IN MINE PILLARS

Comments on the workings information

  • ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1973, EMPRESA MINERA CARMINA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT, LUCHUSA MINE: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G2/460

  • Deposit

    WINKLEMANN, LOTHAR, 1983, GEOLOGIE UND LAGERSTATTEN IM BEREICH PALCA (MURURATA) UND DIE GEOCHEMIE DER SILURSEDIMENTITE IN DER CORDILLERA LA PAZ/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN ABHANDLUNGEN, V. A51, 11O P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SIX MAIN VEINS AND MANY SPLAYS 2 TO 20 CM WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1991 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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