| Deposit ID | 10081855 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W044244 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Francisco Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.51616, -16.94768 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 5450 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 47 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15b |
| Deposit model name | Sn veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Quimsa Cruz Batholith | ||||||
| Rock description | Quimsa Cruz Batholith | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -67.51616, -16.94768 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw-Se Trending Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 65 E |
| Dip | 55-85 NW |
| Length | 150M |
| Width | 0.8M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Atoroma Mallachoma |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Estalsa |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W044244 |
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALS Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS OCCUR IN CONTACT METAMORPHIC ZONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1978 | Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando | Department of State |
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