Yani District

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Gold, Arsenic, Lead, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000176
MRDS ID BL20509
Record type District
Current site name Yani District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.44952, -15.66442 (WGS84)
Relative position DISTRICT INCLUDES THE TRINIDAD, CORILUCHO, LA SUERTE, FORTUNA, INCA ORO, AND PALLAYA MINES/CONCESSIONS.

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
Arsenic Critical Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) SILICIFICATION

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.44952, -15.66442

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Mining district

District name YANI DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner PALLAYA TRINIDAD MINING CO.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, 1980, PROYECTO COORDILLERA: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/272 ARCHIVO GEOBOL.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 52-54.

Beyond USGS

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