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Kosovich Mine

Past Producer in Cochabamba, 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006289
MRDS ID BL20275
Record type Site
Current site name Kosovich Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.4828, -17.81432 (WGS84)
Elevation 4700
Relative position 10 KM WEST OF ARQUE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Comments on the location information

  • EXACT LOCATION IS UNCERTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result ORE AVERAGES 0.25% SN

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.4828, -17.81432
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 W
    Dip 50 E

Comments on the geologic information

  • HOST ROCKS STRIKE N30W, DIP 50-80 NE.

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 Jorge Kosovich

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 200M

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSSCUTS AND TUNNELS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC INFORME I-K1.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS UP TO 60 M LONG AVERAGING 0.50 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

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

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