Progresiva Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, Tin, Copper
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. 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. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  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 10097712
MRDS ID BL20230
Record type Site
Current site name Progresiva Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.24952, -15.71439 (WGS84)
Elevation 3700
Relative position 2 KM SW OF LIPICHI

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stannite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Sorata-Yani Batholith
    Rock description Sorata-Yani Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.24952, -15.71439

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw-Se Trending Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Within Zone Of Mineralization Around Sorata-Yani Batholith

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1983

Mining district

District name Yani

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jorge Bacigalupo

Comments on the production information

  • MONTHS PRODUCTION

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 238829000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 228 g/mt Gold Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) PROBABLE RESERVES

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 521M

Comments on the workings information

  • ABOUT 335 M OF CROSSCUTS AND 186 M OF TUNNELS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SMALL BALL MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FLORES, N., COCA, A., AND AVENDANO, A., 1983, PROGRESIVA MINE SEMIMECHANIZATION PROJECT

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    FLORES AND OTHERS (1983)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS CONTAIN AU-SN-ZN-CU MINERALIZATION. ADJACENT SILICIFIED MANTOS PARALLEL TO ANTICLINAL STRUCTURE CONTAIN WOLFRAMITE AND JAMESONITE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Leyton Rodriguez, Martha Delia Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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