| Deposit ID | 10006296 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20284 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Racachas Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.21618, -16.2477 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4430 |
| Relative position | 10.5 KM N40W OF MILLUNI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Huayna Potosi | ||||||||
| Rock description | Huayna Potosi | ||||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| (1) | -68.21618, -16.2477 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Width | 200M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fructuoso Campos Meneses |
| Year | 1975 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20284 |
IPORE, F., AND LAURA, F., 1975, INFORME PRELIMINAR MINA RACACHAS: GEOBOL INTERNAL REPORT
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
IPORE AND LAURA (1975), GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FOUR VEINS, STRIKE TRANSVERSE TO BEDDING, AVERAGING 0.15 M WIDE, 200 M LONG WITH LOW TIN CONTENT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1991 | Yugar, Walter | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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