Urania

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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303878
MAS/MILS ID 3350200062
Record type Site
Current site name Urania

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.7595, -16.73769 (WGS84)
Elevation 3950
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
Tin Critical Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.7595, -16.73769

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30E
    Dip 45S
    Thickness 3M
    Length 100M
    Width 300M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip N30E:45S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Illimani

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner International Mining Corp.
    Interest 100
    Year 1954
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corp. Minera De Bolivia
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 10000M
    Overall depth 0M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OVERHAND 10-38
    Percent Waste Rock 20
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 500
    Number of Adits 3
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 100
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 12
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 113, WAS PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

  • Deposit

    PEREIRA BASCOPE, G., 1968, INVESTIGACIONES PRELIMINARES SOBR

  • Deposit

    Y METAL. EN LAS CORD. REAL Y QUIMSA CRUZ: GEOBOL BOL. 9, LA

  • Deposit

    BOLIVIA, 106 PGS.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VENUS PROSPECT NEARBY, DISTRICT IS 50 KM SE OF LA PAZ NEAR C

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.