Concordia Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Copper
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. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006271
MRDS ID BL20251
Record type Site
Current site name Concordia Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.21616, -17.06435 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position 8.5 KM N20W OF ICHOCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Kaolinization, Pyritization

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.21616, -17.06435

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On East Flank Of An Anticline

Ore body information

  • Strike N 10-25 E
    Dip 80-85 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Santa Vera Cruz

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner N. Ruiz

Comments on the workings information

  • SMALL OPEN CUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMACHO, E., AND LARA, S., 1976, INFORME PRELIMINAR DE INVENTARIACION MINA CONCORDIA: GEOBOL INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    CAMACHO AND LARA (1976)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE VEINS 200 TO 300 M LONG AVERAGE 0.40 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Yugar, Walter 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.