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Manco Kapac Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Antimony
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005971
MRDS ID BL10192
Record type Site
Current site name Manco Kapac Mine
Alternate or previous names Nelly

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.20982, -17.29545 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
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Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Secondary
Cadmium Secondary
Antimony Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Bornite Ore
Cerussite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chlorargyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Galena Ore
Greenockite Ore
Miargyrite Ore
Polybasite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stephanite Ore
Stromeyerite Ore
Tennantite Ore
Chalcedony Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Berenguela
    Rock description Berenguela
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Berenguela
    Rock description Berenguela

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.20982, -17.29545
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Ore body information

  • Strike N65-75W
    Dip VERTICAL
    Depth to top 0M
    Length 1000M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists
Discovery method Ore-Mineral In Place

Mining district

District name Berenguela

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 50M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE ADIT

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS BL10192

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SIRVAS C., FERNANDO, 1964, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION TAMBO MAURI-BERENGUELA, PROVINCIA PACAJES DE DEPARTAMENTO DE LA PAZ, REPUBLICA BOLVIANA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, MAP 1:50,000.

  • Deposit

    SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1962, LOS YACIMIENTOS POLIMETALICOS DE BERENGUELA: GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION TO BOLIVIA REPORT 39, 54P.

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, USGS/GEOBOL, 1990

  • Deposit

    THESIS BY SIRVAS (1964)

  • Deposit

    INVESTIGATIONS BY GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION (SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, 1962)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OXIDE ZONE IS ABOUT 50 M DEEP WITH CERRUSITE-CHLORARGYRITE-MN OXIDES GRADING 190 G/T AG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1990 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey