Chacarrilla District

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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 60001840
MRDS ID W031652
Record type District
Current site name Chacarrilla District
Alternate or previous names Amigo, Borda, Congreso, Esperanza, Eureka, Mizague, Porfia, San Fermin, Tevia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.19951, -17.57266 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 2000(meters)
Relative position PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = COROCORO (SE 19-7) 1:250000, WITHIN 1 MINUTE

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 Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) OXIDATION

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.19951, -17.57266

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name OVERTURNED ANTICLINE
Structure description OVERTURNED ANTICLINE RELATED TO GYPSUM DIAPIRISM
Type of structure Regional
Structure description ON EAST AND WEST FLANKS OF CHACARILLA ANTICLINE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Year of first production 1860
Year of last production 1976

Mining district

District name CHACARRILLA DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner NITTO BOLIVIA MINING CO.
  • Type Operator
    Owner EMPRESA MINERA CHACARILLA LTDA.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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