Chicote Mining District

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Tin, Copper, Bismuth, Lead, Zinc
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 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

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.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) SERICITIZATION
  • (Local) TOURMALINIZATION

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.86338, -17.31987

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
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

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Discovery year 1914

Mining district

District name CHICOTE MINING DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner ANSCHUTZ CORP.
  • Type Operator
    Owner CHURQUINI ENTERPRISES INC.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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