Bonanza Mine

Past Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006267
MRDS ID BL20247
Record type Site
Current site name Bonanza Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.11615, -17.59766 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 11 KM N70E OF CARACOLLO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.11615, -17.59766

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Width 0.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sociedad Bohrt Y Neckel

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT CROSS CUTS AND TUNNELS, SHALLOW SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT 1-B7.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NW TRENDING VEINS OF QUARTZ-WOLFRAMITE 0.05 TO 0.30 M WIDE AVERAGING 1 % W. TWO PARALLEL NE TRENDING VEINS OF QUARTZ-STIBNITE UP TO 0.80 M WIDE AVERAGING 2.22% SB.

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.