Cerro Negro Mining District

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Zinc
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001834
MRDS ID W031470
Record type District
Current site name Cerro Negro Mining District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.6328, -16.69769 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position LOCATED AT THE UPPER REACHES OF TRIBUTARIES TO THE LA PAZ RIVER, ABOUT 15 KM SW OF JUNCTION OF LA PAZ AND CHUNGAMAYO RIVERS. IN A NW-SW LINE WITH THE TAQUESI-MURURATA BATHOLITH AND THE CORDILLERA QUIMSA CRUZ., WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1 OR 2 MINUTES

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 Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.6328, -16.69769

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer

Mining district

District name CERRO NEGRO MINING DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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