Rosa Del Oro Mine

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006372
MRDS ID BL20385
Record type Site
Current site name Rosa Del Oro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.25918, -17.60794 (WGS84)
Relative position EAST OF POQUERA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name San Benito (Caradoc)
    Rock description San Benito (Caradoc)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.25918, -17.60794

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike N 20 W
    Dip VERTICAL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM VEIN OUTCROP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUINZAGA, S., 1980, GEOLOGIC RECOGNITION OF THE MINE CONCESSIONS ROSA DEL ORO AND CANDELARIA: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/263

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    LUINZAGA (1980)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN VEIN IS 10 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Aviles A., Osvaldo Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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