Milluni District

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Bismuth, Nickel, Silver, Lead, Gold, Lithium, Antimony, Zinc, Arsenic, Cobalt, Copper, Tungsten
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. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001839
MRDS ID W031645
Record type District
Current site name Milluni District

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.11621, -16.2727 (WGS84)
Relative position LAT LONG IS FOR APPROXIMATE CENTER OF DISTRICT

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
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lithium Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) TOURMALINIZATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 47
USGS model code 15b
Deposit model name Sn veins

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.11621, -16.2727

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure name FOLDING
Structure description NW TRENDIND ANTICLINES AND SYNCLINES

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lithology

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discoverer Spanish Colonists
Year of first production 1900

Mining district

District name MILLUNI DISTRICT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOLETIN 5, P. 135-138.

  • Deposit

    JAUREGUI C., JAIME, 1969, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO-MINERO DE LA REGION MILLUNI, ZONGO: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO

  • Deposit

    LEHMANN, B., 1979, SCHICHTGEBUNDE SN-LAGERSTATTEN IN DER CORDILLERA REAL/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN ABHANDLUNGEN, REIHE A, N. 14, 135 P.

  • Deposit

    SUGAKI, A., AND OTHERS, 1985, GEOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE ORE DEPOSITS IN THE LA PAZ DISTRICT, BOLIVIA: SCIENCE REPORTS OF THE TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, SERIES 3, V. 16, N. 2, P. 131-198.

Beyond USGS

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