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Japo 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. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Controls for ore emplacement
  14. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  15. Mining district
  16. Land status
  17. Ownership information
  18. Workings at the site
  19. Links to other databases
  20. Bibliographic references
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080435
MRDS ID W031627
Record type Site
Current site name Japo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.83698, -18.05459 (WGS84)
Elevation 4800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Tourmalinization

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite
    Rock unit name San Pablo Stock
    Rock description San Pablo Stock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Pampa Shale;Llallagua Sandstone;Cancaniri Graywacke
    Rock description Pampa Shale;Llallagua Sandstone;Cancaniri Graywacke
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.83698, -18.05459
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sedimentary Rocks Folded Sw Into An Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form STOCK
    Strike NE-SW
    Dip 60 TO 80 NW
    Length 750M
    Width 1.5M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 200M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures And Shear Zones In Sandstone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No
Discovery year 1900

Mining district

District name Japo

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Santa Fe (Comibol)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 200M

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 407 MT ; ECON.YEAR: 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., SCHEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS: BOLIVIA DEPARTMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL 5.

  • Deposit

    VALDA, J., 1970, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DEL YACIMIENTO DE JAPO: INFORMA NO. SGG-18/70 - COMIBOL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando Department of State

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