Pacopampa Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Antimony
Sections on this page
  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 10080370
MRDS ID W031494
Record type Site
Current site name Pacopampa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.99947, -16.99767 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 5 KM SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF CALUYO.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Ferberite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.99947, -16.99767

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Two Systems Of Fissures; One Set Striking E-W, The Other N-S.

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissure Junctions, Faults

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

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 97

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A SYSTEM OF E-W STRIKING FISSURES, CUT BY ANOTHER SYSTEM STRIKING N-S, HAS DISPLACED A SERIES OF OLDER SIDERITE VEINS. TUNGSTEN MINERALIZATION REPLACES SIDERITE AND IS OBSERVED AT FRACTURE JUNCTIONS

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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