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Concepcion Mine

Past Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Copper, Zinc
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  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006284
MRDS ID BL20269
Record type Site
Current site name Concepcion Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.62141, -17.84571 (WGS84)
Elevation 3940
Relative position 16 KM N35W OF BOLIVAR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Uncia Formation
    Rock description Uncia Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.62141, -17.84571
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 W
    Dip 70 NE
    Width 1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE REGION CONSISTS OF INTERBEDDED SHALE AND QUARTZITE. VEINS HAVE AZIMUTH OF 330 AND DIP 70-75E.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1954

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Guillemro Agudo

Production statistics

  • Year 1954
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Silver Silver 660g/mt
  • Year 1954
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Lead Lead 61wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT SHAFTS AND TUNNELS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BANCO MINERO, 1955, INFORME ARCHIVO MINTEC.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS PARALLEL TO STRATIFICATION, 0.05 TO 1.00 M WIDE, UNKNOWN LENGTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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