Caracoles Dist.

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Tungsten
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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280073
MAS/MILS ID 3350200006
Record type Site
Current site name Caracoles Dist.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.48949, -16.94768 (WGS84)
Elevation 4850
Location accuracy 10000(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
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Bismuthinite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.48949, -16.94768

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 400HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 400
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1919

Mining district

District name Caracoles Mining District

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bolivian Government-Comibol
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1962

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STOLL, W. C., 1962, A CONTRIBUTION TO THE GEOL. OF THE CARAC

  • Deposit

    TIN AND TUNGSTEN MINES, BOLIVIA: ECON. GEOL. V. 57, PP. 536-

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINES IN DISTRICT INCLUDE PACUNI, HUANCHACA, ARGENTINA, PEPI ANTOFAGASTA, SAN ENRIQUE, LLAMERO, BRICKER, SAN PEDRO, CARME BENGLA, AND BONAPARTE. ALL BELGIVED INACTIVE EXCEPT PACUNI A PEPITA. MINES REACHED VIA 90 KM. ROAD FROM EUCALIPTUS ON LA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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