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La Riqueza-La Reconquistada Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Tin, Gold, Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097764
MRDS ID BL30209
Record type Site
Current site name La Riqueza-La Reconquistada Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.33285, -15.74772 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 95 KM FROM ACHACACHI.

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
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Sorata-Yani Batholiths
    Rock description Sorata-Yani Batholiths
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.33285, -15.74772
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45-60W
    Dip 70-80NE
    Depth to bottom 150M

Comments on the geologic information

  • THIS TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT IS RELATED TO THE SORATA-YANI GRANITE PLUTONS (TRI-JUR) WHICH INTRUDE ORD-SIL SLATES AND QUARTZITES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Empresa Minera Bolcan

Comments on the production information

  • CONTAINED METAL IN CONCENTRATE.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) PROBABLE, (2) POSSIBLE, (3) PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 19M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT CROSS-CUTS AND DRIFTS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS IN FRACTURES. THE MOST IMPORTANT VEIN IN SAN AURELIO WHICH IS 1000 M LONG, HAS AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF 0.5 M AND IS OPENED TO A DEPTH OF 150 M.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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