Huallatani Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Bismuth, Copper, Arsenic, Silver, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080453
MRDS ID W031646
Record type Site
Current site name Huallatani Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.19118, -16.30464 (WGS84)
Elevation 4840
Relative position JUST SW OF HUALLATANI MINING CAMP, 4.5 KM N75W OF MILLUNI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • ON SE FLANK OF CERRO SANTA ROSA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Bismuth Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stannite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Hornfels Contact Metamorphism; Silica-Chlorite-Tourmaline Vein Selvages

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 47
USGS model code 15b
Deposit model name Sn veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Huayna Potosi Batholithth
    Rock description Huayna Potosi Batholithth
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Catavi; ;
    Rock description Catavi; ;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.19118, -16.30464

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On W Flank Of N30w Syncline Just Nw Of A Bend In The Synclinal Axis From N60w To N30w

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Strike N 30 W
    Dip 30-60 NE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Huallatani

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Compania Minera Del Sur S. A. (Comsur)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 150M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A.,1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE LOS HIDROCARBUROS 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

  • Deposit

    LEHMANN, B., 1979, SCHICHTGEBUNDE SN-LAGERSTATTEN IN DER CORDILLERA REAL/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN ABHANDLUNGEN, RIEHE A, N. 14, 135 P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISCONTINUOUS STOCKWORK VEINS WITH NARROW CHLORITE-TOURMALINE ALTERATION SELVAGES CONFINED TO QUARTZITE BEDS SANDWICHED BETWEEN SHALE LAYERS. LARGEST VEIN IS 30 M LONG AND 0.8 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando Department of State
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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