Hematite Occurrence

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006791
MRDS ID BL30394
Record type Site
Current site name Hematite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -57.54758, -18.21844 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 53 KM S25E OF LA GAIBA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Santa Cruz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -57.54758, -18.21844

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LITHERLAND, M., AND OTHERS, 1986, THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE BOLIVIAN PRECAMBRIAN SHIELD: BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OVERSEAS MEMOIR 9, 153 P.

  • Deposit

    MONTEMURRO G., AND OTHERS, 1984, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE RINCON DEL TIGRE-LA GAIBA, INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES, UNITED KINGDOM, AND GEOBOL, BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOOSE BLOCKS OF HEMATITIC IRONSTONE DERIVED FROM LPROT BOQUI GP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-94 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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