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Cristo Gran Poder Mine

Producer in Oruro, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006347
MRDS ID BL20348
Record type Site
Current site name Cristo Gran Poder Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.84308, -18.50985 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 3 KM S5W OF ANTEQUERA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Llallagua Formation
    Rock description Llallagua Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.84308, -18.50985
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On E Flank Of N-S To N20w Villa Kollo Anticline, Deformed By Intrusion Of Chualla Grande Stock

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45-60 W
    Dip 80 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Antequera-Avicaya

Production statistics

  • Year 1976
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 34wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 2695000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 2.19 wt-pct Tin Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 11778000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.35 wt-pct Tin Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POSITIVE AND PROBABLE

Comments on the workings information

  • MORE THAN 500 M OF DRIFTS, CROSSCUTS, AND SHAFTS

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: SMALL GRAVITY MILL WITH TWO TABLE CONCENTRATORS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, W., SANDY, R., AND QUIROZ, A., 1977, INFORME PRELIMINAR DE INVENTARIACION MINA CRISTO GRAN PODER: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VARGAS AND OTHERS (1977)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BRECCIATED VEINS AVERAGE 0.50 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-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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