La Bella District

Past Producer in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodities Kaolin, Beryllium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Mica, REE, Yttrium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000436
MRDS ID I000031
Record type District
Current site name La Bella District
Alternate or previous names La Bella, Miramica, Recompensa, San Miguel, Santa Ana, Amber

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -62.15497, -16.58938 (WGS84)
Relative position LAT LONG FOR LA BELLA MINE SHOWN ON CONCEPCION (SE 20-3) 1:250,000 SCALE MAP.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Santa Cruz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Kaolin Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Tantalum Critical Secondary
Niobium (Columbium) Critical Secondary
Mica Secondary
REE Critical Tertiary
Yttrium Critical Tertiary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) STRONG KAOLINIZATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 41
USGS model code 13h
Deposit model name Complex/zoned pegmatites
Model code 117
USGS model code 38h
Deposit model name Residual kaolin

Nearby scientific data

(1) -62.15497, -16.58938

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both

Mining district

District name LA BELLA DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LITHERLAND AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBIRAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153 P.

  • Deposit

    MONTANO, R., AND HERNANDEZ, M., 1974, KAOLIN PROJECT, SAN JORGE AND PALMIRA SECTOR KAOLIN EXPLORATION REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/103.

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 40-41.

Beyond USGS

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