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Paragui Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10106195
MRDS ID W031492
Record type Site
Current site name Paragui Mine
Alternate or previous names Senora Del Carmen Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.13281, -17.24767 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position ABOUT 16 KM N 5 W OF TOWN OF QUIME.

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

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED JUST NW OF THE AXIS OF CORDILLERA QUIMSA CRUZ, 16 KM DUE NORTH OF COLQUIRI, 25 KM SOUTH OF QUIME.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Huebnerite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result HUEBNERITE ANALYSIS: 75.42% WO3
Result 7.47% FEO
Result 16.95% MNO.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.13281, -17.24767
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw-Se Trending Country Rocks
Type of structure Local
Structure description E-W Trending Fault 700 Meters In Length Is Present Some 100 M From The Granite

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Depth to bottom 75M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the production information

  • THE MINE WAS AN IMPORTANT TUNSTEN PRODUCER DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 96-97

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE VEIN THICKNESS VARIES BETWEEN 0.8 AND 2.0 METERS.
Deposit THE AREA IS ALMOST COMPLETELY MINED OUT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-81 Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.) U.S. Geological Survey

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

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