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Berenguela District

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Cadmium, Copper, Cobalt, Zinc, Bismuth, Lead, Arsenic, Nickel, Antimony
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001594
MRDS ID W002044
Record type District
Current site name Berenguela District
Alternate or previous names San Jose, Hucurani, Jokolluni, El Zorro, Anaconda, Marimarini, Pacocahua, San Luis, Manco Kapac

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.21894, -17.28517 (WGS84)
Relative position LAT LONG IS FOR APPROXIMATE CENTER OF DISTRICT NEAR SAN JOSE MINE; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = CHARANA (SE 19-6) 1:250000
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Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Cadmium Secondary
Copper Secondary
Cobalt Tertiary
Zinc Tertiary
Bismuth Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Arsenic Tertiary
Nickel Tertiary
Antimony Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) SILICIFICATIONSILICIFICATION, ARGILLIZATION, ADVANCED ARGILLIC, PROPYLITIC

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.21894, -17.28517
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description BERENGUELA VOLCANIC DOME

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault/fracture: N 70 W FAULTS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discoverer Spanish Colonists
Year of last production 1965

Mining district

District name BERENGUELA DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner COMPANIA MINERA DEL SUR S.A. (COMSUR)
  • Type Operator
    Owner EMICRUZ

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TSCHANZ, C. M., (IN PREPARATION), THE CADMIUM-RICH POLYMETALLIC VEINS OF THE BERENGUELA DISTRICT, BOLIVIA, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO MINERAL SPRINGS

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS: DEPTO. NAC. GEOL., BOL. 5 (ESPECIAL), PP. 294-296

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., 1936, DIE ZINK-UND KADMIUM LAGERSTAETTEN VON BERENGUELA, BOLIVIEN; METAL UND ERZ, V. 33, PP. 613-615.

  • Deposit

    BERENGUELA DISTRICT, IN FIELD GUIDE, YACIMIENTOS EPITERMALES EN AMBIENTES DE VOLCANISMO RECIENTE, SEMINARIO-TALLER, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, SEPT. 4-16, 1988, P. 34-36.

  • Deposit

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