Karwani Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Copper, Tin
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006249
MRDS ID BL20226
Record type Site
Current site name Karwani Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.78286, -15.74772 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Relative position 14 KM W OF MATILDE

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 Primary
Copper Secondary
Tin Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.78286, -15.74772

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 50M
    Overall depth 20M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT 20 M DEEP, 50 M OF CROSSCUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COMIBOL, 1974, INFORME GEOLOGICO - ZONA KARWANI

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NW AND NE TRENDING FRACTURES, OF WHICH THE NE TRENDING FRACTURES ARE MINERALIZED. THREE MAIN AND TWO MINOR VEINS, ALL DISCONTINUOUS AND DISPLACED BY POST-MINERALIZATION FAULTING.

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.