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Estalsa 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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080441
MRDS ID W031633
Record type Site
Current site name Estalsa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.8328, -18.53096 (WGS84)

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

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 Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.8328, -18.53096
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 1200M
    Width 300M

Comments on the geologic information

  • GLACIAL - FLUVIAL DEPOSITS RELATED TO THE PLEISTOCENE GLACIATION.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Estalsa, Ltd.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Length 300M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    VILTE C., REMBERTO, 1972, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO DE LA ZONA DE TRINCARIA E INVESTIGACIONES SOBRE LA CILINDRITA: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SURROUNDING THE VALLEY OF ANTEQUERA MINERALS IN MEDIAL MORAINE.

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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