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Chambilaya Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Tin, Copper, Antimony
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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. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080442
MRDS ID W031634
Record type Site
Current site name Chambilaya Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.16616, -17.08101 (WGS84)
Elevation 4550
Relative position 4 KM SOUTH OF QUIME

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Ferberite Ore
Tetrahedrite Ore
Molybdenite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz 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 Quimsa Cruz Batholith
    Rock description Quimsa Cruz Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Pampa, Catavi;Llallagua;Cancaniri Grawaca;Amutara Sandstones
    Rock description Pampa, Catavi;Llallagua;Cancaniri Grawaca;Amutara Sandstones

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.16616, -17.08101
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Adjacent Sedimentary Rocks Are Folded Into A Syncline With Mineralization On West Limb

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 80 E
    Dip 60 TO 80
    Length 400M
    Width 2M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 600M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Tension Fractures, Chambillaya Inverse Fault

Comments on the geologic information

  • STRATIFICATION IN THE SEDIMENTS IS OBSCURE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1908

Mining district

District name Quime

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Estalsa

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 600M

Comments on the workings information

  • 27 TONS PER MONTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    REVOLLO G., REYNALDO, 1967, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA CORDILLERA DE SANTA VERA CRUZ: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LIKE MARGARITA MINE IN THE AREA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando Department of State

Beyond USGS

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

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