Choroma Mine

Past Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodity Antimony
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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006358
MRDS ID BL20365
Record type Site
Current site name Choroma Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.62864, -17.52072 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM SW OF TAPACARI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Comments on the location information

  • APPROXIMATE LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.62864, -17.52072

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS NOW COVERED BY LANDSLIDE DEBRIS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUNA, A.R., AND GUTIERREZ, V., 1983, KAMI-TAPACARI ZONE, COLQUECHACA-INDEPENDENCIA AREA PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/414

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1990 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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