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Suma Pacha Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Antimony, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006623
MRDS ID BL30191
Record type Site
Current site name Suma Pacha Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.29449, -16.81379 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800
Relative position 142 KM PATACAMAYA.

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

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN THE WESTERN FLANK OF THE SANTA VERA CRUZ CORDILLERA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 278
USGS model code 36c
Deposit model name Au-Sb vein
Mark3 model number 114

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.29449, -16.81379
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Trending Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike N34W
    Dip ALMOST VERTICAL
    Length 150M
    Width 1.2M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINE LOCATED ON THE WESTERN LIMB OF A NW-TRENDING ANTICLINE. THE HOST STRATA ARE STRONGLY FOLDED AND ARE CUT BY ABUNDANT N-TRENDING AND MINOR CROSS-CUTTING TRAVERSE FRACTURING.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Atilio Carrasco

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE; (2) PROBABLE; (3) POSSIBLE; (4) PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 70M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS, CROSS-CUTS, AND DRIFTS TO A DEPTH OF 70 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-4) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. 1992

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL ANTIMONY-RICH ORE SHOOTS OCCUR WITHIN THE VEIN.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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

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