Mapiri Placer District

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Gold, Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000170
MRDS ID BL20213
Record type District
Current site name Mapiri Placer District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.13281, -15.24774 (WGS84)

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
Tungsten Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.13281, -15.24774

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name MAPIRI PLACER DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner MANY COOPERATIVES
  • Type Operator
    Owner MANY COOPERATIVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENRIQUE E., RENE, 1984, MAPIRI ZONE MINING-GEOLOGIC STUDY: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/315.

Beyond USGS

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