La Serena Mine

Producer in La Paz, 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006166
MRDS ID BL20111
Record type Site
Current site name La Serena Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.98531, -17.20184 (WGS84)
Relative position 11.5 KM S45E OF REA REA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.98531, -17.20184

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 3 TO 3.5 MT/MONTH WITH 60% PB GRADE AND 2.5 KG/MT AG.

Comments on development

  • MAIN PERIOD OF PRODUCTION WAS IN THE 1940'S AND 1950'S. CURRENTLY WORKED BY LESSEES WHO ARE ROBBING PILLARS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIA, A., AND VAZQUES, E., 1980, CAVARI-AMUTARA FIELD PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME (GE-G1/408)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VIA AND VAZQUEZ (1980)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1990 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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