Don Carlos

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158039
MAS/MILS ID 3350200071
Record type Site
Current site name Don Carlos

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.18951, -16.3077 (WGS84)
Elevation 5200
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Gersdorffite Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.18951, -16.3077

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.3M
    Area 2HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PROPYLITIC
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Vilaque

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Corp. Minera De Bolivia
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1976

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1951 9 T CONS OF 27 PCT NI PRODUCED, APPEARS SPOTTY, LOW WITH DEPTH, SN, PB VEINS NEARBY, MINE 15 KM N OF LA PAZ. LOC FROM MAP IN AHLFELD, 1954.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 222, WAS PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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