| Deposit ID | 10080341 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031462 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Enramada Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.81617, -16.3977 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3100 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
| Relative position | APPROXIMATELY 5KM N 120 W OF TOWN OF YANACACHI. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Ferberite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 46 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15a |
| Deposit model name | W veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Taquesi-Mururata Batholith | ||||||||
| Rock description | Taquesi-Mururata Batholith | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels |
| Rock unit name | Choquecota Quartzites;Luturani Slate & Phyllites;Mururata Schists;Aceromarca Slates & Quartzites |
| Rock description | Choquecota Quartzites;Luturani Slate & Phyllites;Mururata Schists;Aceromarca Slates & Quartzites |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -67.81617, -16.3977 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR, LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Yanacochi Mining District |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Mining Corp. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031462 |
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 83.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS ARE ONLY IN THE COUNTRY ROCK ABOUT 8 (?) KM EAST OF THE CONTACT BOUNDARY OF THE BATHOLITH. |
| Deposit | LARGE RESERVES PRESENT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-78 | Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-AUG-81 | Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.) | Department of State |
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