| Deposit ID | 10006444 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20481 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Huayna Potosi Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.49949, -16.83101 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4800 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 10 KM E OF NEVADA MINE CAMP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Quimsa Cruz Batholith | ||||
| Rock description | Quimsa Cruz Batholith | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -67.49949, -16.83101 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On E Side Of Quimsa Cruz Batholith |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Mining Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20481 |
INTERNATIONAL MINING CO., 1969, EXPLORATION REPORT 303/69, MINTEC ARCHIVE I-VM-11.
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS 45 TO 60 M LONG, 0.1-0.25 M WIDE. AT INTERSECTION OF TWO VEINS IS AN ORE SHOOT 2 M WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1991 | Guerra, Edwin | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.