| Deposit ID | 10157925 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 3350200028 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Pepita |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.22949, -16.99767 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 4850 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Materials | Type of material |
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| Apatite | Unknown |
| Bismuthinite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Wolframite | Unknown |
| (1) | -67.22949, -16.99767 |
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| Strike | N45E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 70N | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 120M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 400HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| District name | Caracoles Mining District |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
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| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Bolivian Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1962 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1952 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350200028 |
STOLL, W. C., 1962, A CONTRIBUTION TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE CAR
TIN AND TUNGSTEN MINES, BOLIVIA: ECON. GEOL., V. 57, PP. 536
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STOLL RPTS BOL. GOVT. NATIONALIZED PEPITA IN 1952. GUGGENHEI OWNED MOST MINES IN DIST. IN 1918 MINE REACHED VIA 90 KM. RO EUCALIPTUS ON LA PAZ-ORURO RR. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.