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San Jose De Ayata Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Lead, Tungsten, Antimony
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111281
MRDS ID W044243
Record type Site
Current site name San Jose De Ayata Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.96621, -15.19774 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position NE OF AYATA. 280 KM NW OF LA PAZ

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

Comments on the location information

  • NE SIDE OF CORDILLERA DE MUNECAS. NEAR CANSATA RIVER

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Scheelite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Copacabana Group
    Rock description Copacabana Group

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.96621, -15.19774
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 30-45 W
    Dip 30 TO 40
    Length 400M
    Width 0.6M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults And Fractures Parallel In Trend With Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1952
Year of first production 1952

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Pabon

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NAMED VEINS ARE: CARMEN, CUPACABANA, ARTURY, ELEONOR

Reporter information

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

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