Chucuani Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Arsenic, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086908
MRDS ID BL00018
Record type Site
Current site name Chucuani Mine
Alternate or previous names Chucani, Colqencha, Cerro Koricahua

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.19201, -16.99185 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 13 KM S40W OF CALAMARCA

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
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
Copper Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 90TH PERCENTILE VALUES FROM SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING BY MINTEC: AU 0.04 G/MT, CU 70 PPM, PB 2000 PPM, ZN 1000 PPM, AG 20 G/MT, AS 300 PPM, SB 40 PPM.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Miocene
    Chronological age 16.6
    Dating method K-Ar
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Middle Miocene
    Chronological age 16.6
    Dating method K-Ar

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.19201, -16.99185

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description E Of Coniri Fault

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Roberto Sanchez

Comments on development

  • EXPLORATION BY MINTEC

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC, 1990, PERSONAL COMMUN

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION WORK BY MINTE

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S
Deposit VEINS STRIKE N80W AND NW PLUS SOME DISSEMINATED ORE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Ludington, Steve L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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