Maria Luisa

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231447
MAS/MILS ID 3350250030
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Luisa

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.78949, -19.6976 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerargyrite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.78949, -19.6976

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 70N
    Thickness 1.6M
    Length 200M
    Width 200M
    Area 5HA
    Depth to top 2M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N50W:70N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 5
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1550

Mining district

District name Salinas Garci

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corp. Minera De Bolivia
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 163-164, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JR., 1975, INTERN. DIRECTORY OF MININ

  • Deposit

    MCGRAW HILL, N. Y., P. 212

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION FROM AHLFELD MAP, 1954. EMJ, 1975, SAYS 50 EMPLOYEE MINE CAPACITY 100000 TO 500000 TPY ORE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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