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Catavi Mill Tailings

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006547
MRDS ID BL30092
Record type Site
Current site name Catavi Mill Tailings

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.56197, -18.4143 (WGS84)
Elevation 3750
Relative position 1 KM S OF CATAVI

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
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.56197, -18.4143
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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 Comibol

Production statistics

  • Year 1982
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 38wt-pct
  • Year 1983
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 32wt-pct
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Tin Tin 32wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION SINCE 1985; INACTIVE PROSPECT.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 1) SAND TAILINGS CATARI 2)SINK FLOAT TAILINGS 3)FINE TAILINGS OF KENKO 4)POSSIBLE-PYRITE TAILINGS

Comments on development

  • IN 1989 THE CONSULTING COMPANIES TECMIN LTD. AND ERAL, EQUIPOS Y PROCESOS S.A. PERFORMED A FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE REWORKING OF THE SAND TAILINGS, WITH SATISFACTORY METALLURGICAL AND ECONOMIC RESULTS. ORIGINAL MILL EMPLOYED GRAVITY CONCENTRATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    (1-3) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-4) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TAILINGS FROM CATAVI MILL PRODUCED 1925 TO 1985 BY MILLING ORES FROM LLALLAGUA MINES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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