| Deposit ID | 60001836 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031488 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Chicote Mining District |
| Alternate or previous names | Chicote Grande, Espada, Victoria, Cables, Blanco, Miraflores, Sagrario, Lapiani, Mariscal Sucre, Buena Esperanza, Huanupatilla, Incarancho, Taminani, Nueva, Orego, Rajada, Llamparas: Perfeccionada |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.86338, -17.31987 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | LOCATED ABOUT 75 KM DUE WEST OF COCHABAMBA, 30 KM TO THE SE OF THE AMUTARA MINING DISTRICT, AND IN A LINE OF TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS WHICH EXTENDS TO THE SE APPROXIMATING THE STRIKE OF THE AXIS OF THE QUIMSA CRUZ BATHOLITH TO THE NORTH. THE DISTRICT IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE AYOPAYA RIVER JUST SOUTH OF ITS JUNCTION WITH THE COLQUIRI RIVER; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = COCHABAMBA (SE 19-8) 1:250000, WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1 OR 2 MINUTES., WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1 OR 2 MINUTES., WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1 OR 2 MINUTES. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochabamba(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Cochabamba |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 46 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15a |
| Deposit model name | W veins |
| (1) | -66.86338, -17.31987 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure name | FAULTING |
| Structure description | FAULTS ENCLOSE A ZONE OF TOURMALINE - SERICITE - SILICA ALTERATION |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | NW-SE CHICOTE ANTICLINE, N-NW ANUTURNI FAULT |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Discovery year | 1914 |
| District name | CHICOTE MINING DISTRICT |
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| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | ANSCHUTZ CORP. |
| Type | Operator |
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| Owner | CHURQUINI ENTERPRISES INC. |
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 88-93.
THORN, P.G., 1985, THE GEOLOGY OF THE CHICOTE SN-W HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM, BOLIVIA: UNPUB. PH.D. THESIS, SCOTLAND UNIV., ABERDEEN, 172 P.
AHLFELD, F., 1945, THE CHICOTE TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT, BOLIVIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 40, P. 394-407.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.