Porvenir Mine

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006209
MRDS ID BL20173
Record type Site
Current site name Porvenir Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.92198, -18.4618 (WGS84)
Relative position 10.5 KM S20E OF POOPO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stannite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Llallagua
    Rock description Llallagua

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.92198, -18.4618

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Poopo

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL FILES

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-91 Barriga Parra, Freddy Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-93 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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