Matilde

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Copper, 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. 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 10303852
MAS/MILS ID 3350200078
Record type Site
Current site name Matilde
Alternate or previous names Mina Matilde, Mina Maravillas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.89953, -15.70772 (WGS84)
Elevation 4250
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
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.89953, -15.70772

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N23E
    Dip 90N
    Thickness 2.5M
    Length 500M
    Width 465M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N23E:90N
    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 Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings
Year of first production 1926
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Ancoraimes

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 Corporacion Minera Bolivia (Comibol)
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1982

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 342000mt ore
    Total resources 342000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 11.843 wt-pct Zinc Trace 0
    Lead Pb 4.222 wt-pct Lead Trace 0
    Silver Ag 550.122 g/mt Silver Trace 0
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1954
    Measured 3000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3000000mt ore
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.3 wt-pct Lead Trace 1954
    Zinc Zn 17.9 wt-pct Zinc Trace 1954
    Silver Ag 0.0039 g/mt Silver Trace 1954
    Copper Cu 0.4 wt-pct Copper Trace 1954

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Mining Method TIMBER WITH SUBSEQUENT FILL 10-45
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING MAY SLOUGH
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    Number of Shafts 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 750
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10.3
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 329
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 169-170, 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. 214.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF TWO MINES, THE MATILDE WITH 600 MT PER DAY PRODUCTION AND MARAVILLAS WITH 150 MT/DAY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-1995 Gazdik U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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