| Deposit ID | 10100656 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20210 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Laramcota Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.38282, -16.96435 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4700 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
| Relative position | 30 KM FROM CAXATA, Estimated Location From Gustavson Assoc., 1992 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||||||
| Rock unit name | Quimsa Cruz Batholith | ||||||||||
| Rock description | Quimsa Cruz Batholith | ||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | -67.38282, -16.96435 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 65 E |
| Dip | 55-85 NW |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | La Paz |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bolivian Mineral Traders Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gonzalo Soria And Federico Condarco ; Bolivian Mineral Traders Co. |
| First year | 1967 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20210 |
BURGOS T., G. AND CORDERO S., G., 1967, INFORME SOBRE ASISTENCIA TECNICA A LA EMPRESA MINERA LARAMCOTA (GE-G2/402).
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA.
CIMRI
GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SHORT VEINS, 5 TO 40 CM WIDE, EMPLACED IN FRACTURES TRANSVERSE AND DIAGONAL TO THE AXIS OF AN ANTICLINE. DEPOSIT IS ZONED FROM SN (SECCION GIGANTE, TO SN-PB (SECCIONES SAN FRANCISCO, MINISTERTIO, MARIA LUISA, AND PLOMO) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-91 | Calderon, Raul | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-93 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.