Kami Mining District

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Tungsten, Tin, Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001837
MRDS ID W031489
Record type District
Current site name Kami Mining District
Alternate or previous names Tazapaya, Laguani, Justicia Contra Ladrones, Don Jose, Patino, Santa Rosa, Bolivar Veins, San Augustin, Ancha, San Juan De Dios, Junini, Quatorce, Camilio Jihuato

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.81618, -17.37267 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position LOCATED ABOUT 65 KM WSW OF COCHABAMBA IN A LINE OF TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS WHICH EXTENDS NW-SE APPROXIMATING THE STRIKE OF THE AXIS OF THE QUIMSA CRUZ BATHOLITH TO THE NORTH.; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = COCHABAMBA 1:250000, WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1 OR 2 MINUTES., WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1 OR 2 MINUTES., WITHIN A RADIUS OF 1 OR 2 MINUTES.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Critical Primary
Tin Critical Secondary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) SERICITIZATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 46
USGS model code 15a
Deposit model name W veins

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.81618, -17.37267

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description TWO FAULTS (N 75 E, 80N; N 30 W) AND AN ANTICLINAL AXIS IMMEDIATELY TO THE SW
Type of structure Regional
Structure description NW TRENDING FOLDS AND FAULTS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Discovery year 1908
Year of first production 1908

Mining district

District name KAMI MINING DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner CORP. MINERA DE BOLIVAR (COMIBOL)
  • Type Operator
    Owner MINER COOPERATIVE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 93-96.

  • Deposit

    THORN, P.G., 1985, THE GEOLOGY OF THE CHICOTE SN-W HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM, BOLIVIA: UNPUB. PH.D. THESIS, SCOTLAND UNIV., ABERDEEN, 172 P.

  • Deposit

    THORN, P.G., 1988, A TUNGSTEN VEIN DEPOSIT IN BOLIVIA: GEOLOGY TODAY, V. 4, P. 176-178.

  • Deposit

    MONTES DE OCA, I., 1982, GEOGRAFIA Y RECURSOS NATURALES DE BOLIVIA: LA PAZ, P. 374.

Beyond USGS

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