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Fili-Jihuata Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006193
MRDS ID BL20150
Record type Site
Current site name Fili-Jihuata Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.19866, -17.08185 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 7 KM N15W OF ICHOCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Oligocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Uncia
    Rock description Uncia
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.19866, -17.08185
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Dikes, Stocks

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Santa Vera Cruz

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Castro Senia
  • Type Owner
    Owner Sucesion Quispe

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Period 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 40wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 11000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 1.02 wt-pct Tin Major 1983

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 300M
    Overall depth 100M

Comments on development

  • TOTAL$: 54 ; ECON.YEAR: 1983 ; MILL.CAP : 1500 TON

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIA, A., SALVADOR, N., AND AVENDANO, A., 1983, FILI-JIHUATA MINE SEMIMECHANIZATION PROJECT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VIA AND OTHERS (1983)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT HAS 3 VEINS: THE MAIN (BRONCERA) 200 M LONG DEVELOPED TO 30 M DEPTH; PORVENIR 45 M LONG AND DEVELOPED TO 20 M DEPTH; TRIUNFADORA 40 M LONG

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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