Poderosa De Maragua Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Silver
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006234
MRDS ID BL20205
Record type Site
Current site name Poderosa De Maragua Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.76167, -19.01456 (WGS84)
Relative position JUST NE OF ESTANCIA KHELLU MAYU, 14 KM S OF MARAGUA

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
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES OVER 0.20 CM WIDTH AVERAGE 0.10% SN

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.76167, -19.01456

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On East Flank Of A Nw-Se Anticline

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Limonite

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 German Ramos

Production statistics

  • Year 1973
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 30wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1973
    Total resources 23651000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 2.1 wt-pct Tin Major 1973

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL - BANCO MUNDIAL - I.M.CH

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GEOBOL FILES

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.