Bolivian Tin Mines Property

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Antimony
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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006220
MRDS ID BL20187
Record type Site
Current site name Bolivian Tin Mines Property

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.22863, -18.35985 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM S85E OF ESTANCIA CHIRU

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES OVER 0.10 M WIDTH AVERAGE 6.95% SN, OVER 0.32 M WIDTH 37.40% SB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.22863, -18.35985

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mario Mariscal M.

Production statistics

  • Year 1969
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 44wt-pct
  • Year 1970
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major CONC Antimony Antimony 52wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • MINE IS DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS WITH A TOTAL OF 165 M WORKINGS IN NUMEROUS ADITS.

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: TWO PRIMITIVE MILLS ON SITE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL - BANCO MUNDIAL - I.M.CH. 304-0389-02

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GEOBOL FILES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1974 Tarquino, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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