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Suka Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Lead, Antimony
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  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. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080456
MRDS ID W031651
Record type Site
Current site name Suka Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.89953, -15.21441 (WGS84)
Elevation 3150
Relative position CANTON AMORETE

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
Tin Critical Primary
Lead Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Galena Ore
Stibnite Ore
Chalcopyrite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Post Mineralization Alteration

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.89953, -15.21441
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NW
    Dip 30
    Length 500M
    Width 0.6M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures And Faults With Strikes Parallel And Transverse To The Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Discovery year 1950
Year of first production 1952

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Suka Ltd

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

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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