| Deposit ID | 10279435 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3350200081 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Chicote Grande |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.86618, -17.31437 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3800 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Siderite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Wolframite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -66.86618, -17.31437 |
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| Strike | N70E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 60S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 25M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 2000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 20HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Mining method | Caving Methods - Sublevel Caving |
| Year of first production | 1914 |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | Chicote Mining District |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Churquini Enterprises, Inc.-Subsid. Anschutz Corp. Denver |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 569218mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 1865300mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2434518mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 2500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350200081 |
LAML TOPICAL SUPPLEMENT FOR NOV. 7, 1985. P 4.
AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN
MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 118-122, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S
IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.
AHLFELD, F., 1945, THE CHICOTE TUNGSTEN DISTRICT, BOLIVIA: E
GEOLOGY, VOL. 40, P. 394-407.
COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA, 1992; PUB. BY
THE MINISTRY OF MINES AND METALLURGY, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS VARY FROM 1 TO 7 PCT W03, ARE EXHAUSTED, SOME OF LAR MINES IN AREA WERE OPEN PITS IN TALUS OF HOST AND VEIN MATER GRADE IS FROM 0.2 TO 0.24 PCT W03, CONCENTRATED TO 1 TO 1.2 LOCATION FROM AHLFELD, 1945. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-APR-95 | Bleiwas, Donald | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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