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El Zorro 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 10006277
MRDS ID BL20258
Record type Site
Current site name El Zorro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.22227, -17.111 (WGS84)
Elevation 4029
Relative position 6 KM N40W 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
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.22227, -17.111
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Within Nw-Se Ichoca Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 30-70E
    Dip 75 NW
    Thickness 45M
    Length 2000M
    Width 300M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of last production 1991

Mining district

District name La Paz

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Oscar Cossio
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ricardo Cespedes

Production statistics

  • Year 1983
    Period 1983
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 35wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1983
    Total resources 2348000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 1.73 wt-pct Tin Major 1983

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSITIVE AND PROBABLE; (2) POSSIBLE; (3) PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 435M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIA, A., SALVADOR, N., AVENDANO, A., 1983, EL ZORRO MINE SEMIMECHANIZATION PROJECT: GEOBOL-DEDM

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VIA AND OTHERS (1983)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS ARE CONFORMABLE TO BEDDING AND AVERAGE 0.40 M THICK.

Reporter information

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

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