Veronica Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097750
MRDS ID BL20529
Record type Site
Current site name Veronica Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.17643, -17.11961 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM N5W OF ICHOCA

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
Copper Primary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.17643, -17.11961

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Santa Vera Cruz

Comments on the workings information

  • WORKINGS INACCESSIBLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LAURA R., F., AND VASVALDO 0., A., INFORME PRELIMINAR DE INVENTARIACION MINA VERONICA: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TWO OUTCROPPING VEINS 0.8-4.0 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-91 Barriga Parra, Freddy Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-JAN-94 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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