Chapare District

Past Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos, Magnesium Compounds
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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000177
MRDS ID BL30037
Record type District
Current site name Chapare District
Alternate or previous names Alto Chapare

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.66615, -17.08097 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Talc-Soapstone Primary
Asbestos Primary
Magnesium Compounds Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) METAMORPHOSED

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.66615, -17.08097

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both

Mining district

District name CHAPARE DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 317-320.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, 1967, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE YACIMIENTOS DE MAGNESITA: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/553.

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, N.D., YACIMIENTOS DE TALCO: GEOBOL INFORME GE-GI/262.

Beyond USGS

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