Viloco District

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Zinc, Molybdenum, Copper, Arsenic
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. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001595
MRDS ID W002059
Record type District
Current site name Viloco District
Alternate or previous names Araca, Viloco, Victoria, Everest, Carolina, Esperanza, Huayllani, Urania

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.4995, -16.66439 (WGS84)
Relative position DISTRICT COVERS A SURFACE AREA OF 5 SQ KM. LAT LONG FOR VILOCO MINE.

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
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) SERICITIZATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.4995, -16.66439

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description TIGHT FOLDING OF SEDIMENTS
Type of structure Regional
Structure description ON BOTH FLANKS OF N10-20W VILOCO SYNCLINE EASTERN LIMB OF WHICH IS CONTACT METAMORPHOSED

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1878
Discoverer Jose Bueno
Year of first production 1902

Mining district

District name VILOCO DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner EMPRESA MINERA DE ARACA
    First year 1926
    Last year 1952
  • Type Owner
    Owner CORPORACION MINERA DE BOLIVIA (COMIBOL)
    First year 1952
  • Type Owner
    Owner SEVERAL SMALL, PRIVATE MINING COMPANIES
  • Type Operator
    Owner EMPRESA MINERA DE ARACA
    First year 1926
    Last year 1952
  • Type Operator
    Owner CORPORACION MINERA DE BOLIVIA (COMIBOL)
    First year 1952
  • Type Operator
    Owner SEVERAL SMALL, PRIVATE MINING COMPANIES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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