Chinchilhuma District

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Tin, Copper, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000166
MRDS ID BL10378
Record type District
Current site name Chinchilhuma District
Alternate or previous names Cerro Chinchillahuay, Baltazar, Condor, San Juan, San Salvador, Agualani

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.34951, -19.9809 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) SILICIFICATION
  • (Local) ARGILLIC

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.34951, -19.9809

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name CHINCHILHUMA DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SANJINES, R., 1968, INFORME DE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINERA A LA PROPIEDAD DE LA COOPERATIVA MINERA INDUSTRIAL EL PORVENIR LTDA.: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 14P.

  • Deposit

    MCNAMEE, J., 1985, CERRO CHINCILLAGUAY: LA PAZ, COMPANIA MINERA DEL SUR S.A., UNPUBLISHED REPORT.

Beyond USGS

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