Deseada Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006233
MRDS ID BL20203
Record type Site
Current site name Deseada Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.65389, -18.18347 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM S20E OF MARAGUA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES OVER 10 CM WIDTH CONTAIN AN AVERAGE OF 3.43% SN.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.65389, -18.18347

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Igneous Intrusions, Dikes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Martin Sandi

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL - BANCO MUNDIAL - I.M.CH

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1973 Ylijic, M. 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.