La Suerte Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006239
MRDS ID BL20212
Record type Site
Current site name La Suerte Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.43285, -15.63106 (WGS84)
Relative position 52 KM FROM SORATA

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
Gold Primary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillization

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.43285, -15.63106

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On East Flank Of A Nw Anticline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooperativa La Suerte

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1991 WAS PRODUCING 4 KG/MONTH AU.

Comments on the workings information

  • TUNNELS, CROSSCUTS, SHAFTS. TOTAL WORKINGS EXCEED 100 M LENGTH.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: GRAVITY CONCENTRATOR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ESPINOZA, R., 1988, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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