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Toracari Placer Prospect

Occurrence in Potosi, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006389
MRDS ID BL20408
Record type Site
Current site name Toracari Placer Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.33279, -18.06431 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 5 KM DUE E OF SACACA

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 123
USGS model code 39e
Deposit model name Alluvial placer Sn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.33279, -18.06431
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gualberto Pedrazas

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS

Comments on development

  • DEPOSIT HAS BEEN DRILLED BUT DRILL HOLES DID NOT REACH BEDROCK DUE TO INABILITY TO HANDLE INUNDATION BY WATER. SAMPLES YIELDED LOW SN VALUES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING CO. EXPL NO. 502/69 MINTEC I-VM-11.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CASSITERITE, HEMATITE, AND MAGNETITE IN CONGLOMERATE COMPOSED OF POORLY SORTED CLASTS OF SANDSTONE, SHALE, AND ALTERED IGNEOUS ROCK IN A CLAYEY MATRIX.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-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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