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Consolidated Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Tungsten
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080334
MRDS ID W031453
Record type Site
Current site name Consolidated Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.46619, -15.78105 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position 20 KM N 85 E OF TOWN OF SORATA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • MINE IS LOCATED IN THE UPPER REACHES OF THE ANCOMA AND COOCO RIVER, TRIBUTARIES TO THE TIPUANI RIVER. LOCATION FROM AHLFELD'S REPORT AND MAP OF BOLIVIAN MINERAL DEPOSITS, 1963

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • VARIETIES OF WHITE, REDDISH AND YELLOWISH SCHEELITE ARE PRESENT.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Scheelite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Rock unit name Sorata Batholith;Rosasani Batholith
    Rock description Sorata Batholith;Rosasani Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.46619, -15.78105
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Anticline Trending N 48 W

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR, IRREGULAR
    Length 1000M
    Width 3M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults And Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MAJOR VEINS, ANDINA AND ACHACACHI, ARE APPROX. PERPENDICULAR TO THE ROSASANI BATHOLITH, AND ONLY IN THE COUNTRY ROCK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-81 Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.) U.S. Geological Survey

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