San Jose Mine

Past Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097756
MRDS ID BL30104
Record type Site
Current site name San Jose Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.6328, -17.78098 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 23 KM N30W OF BOLIVAR

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.6328, -17.78098

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 40 SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 1985 LAST YEAR OF PRODUCTION. INACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER.

Comments on the workings information

  • CROSS-CUTS GREATER THAN 15 M AND DRIFTS UP TO 70 M.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION FILLS NARROW FRACTURES AND MINOR VEINS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1995 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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