Lomitas

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133093
MAS/MILS ID 3350200080
Record type Site
Current site name Lomitas
Alternate or previous names Minas De Lomitas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.7595, -17.40767 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Chalcedony Unknown
Limonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.7595, -17.40767

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 70M
    Length 400M
    Width 400M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Type of Orebody #3 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Lomitas

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 182, 183 PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE MINERALS CHLOROARSENATES OF PB AND ZN, ORE ZONE IS STOCK VOLCANICS, MAIN MINE, THE SANTA ROSA, IS CIRC.ZONE 400 M IN WITH PB PCT LESS THAN 2.5 PCT, 1951 PRODUCTION THIS MINE 70 CONS OF 45 PCT PB. 2 KM S IS ALFONSO BEDOYA MINE WITH ZONE 7 THICK, AREA NEAR LA PAZ-ORURO RR 3 KM S OF VILLA AROMA, NO A IN ZONE, ALL ABOVE DATA FROM AMLFELD. LOOKS LIKE GOOD POTENT OPEN PIT. LOCATION FROM AHLFELD MAP, 1954 76-RCD 070-ORE MINERAL PROB. AUSTINITE-CA,ZN ARSENATE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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