Distrito El Rodeo

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Tin
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. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279897
MAS/MILS ID 3350200041
Record type Site
Current site name Distrito El Rodeo
Alternate or previous names El Rodeo

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.49949, -16.99767 (WGS84)
Elevation 4400
Location accuracy 100(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
Gold Tertiary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.49949, -16.99767

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 60M
    Length 10000M
    Width 1750M
    Area 100HA
    Depth to top 60M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 ADV ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip N40E:
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 60
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 100
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Offshore
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name El Rodeo

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Comibol
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Measured 48000mt ore
    Demonstrated 48000mt ore
    Inferred 200000000mt ore
    Total resources 200048000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 2 wt-pct Tin Trace 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 100HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method NONFLOATING PLANT
    Swell Factor 0
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 60
    Primary Material Cover QUICKSAND
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore QUICKSAND
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 20
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 70
    Capacity 4000
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .75
    Units of Production $/CU-M ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 75-77, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROPOSED PLANT IS 4 WALKING DRAGLINES OF 10 CY EA, SN AND AU PRESENT PLANTS ARE MANY SMALL HAND OPERATIONS. ROAD IS FROM VIA MINA LARAMCOTA, ALL DATA FROM AHLFELD.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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