San Francisco Placer

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Zinc, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10101058
MRDS ID BL20394
Record type Site
Current site name San Francisco Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.80083, -19.57121 (WGS84)
Elevation 3660
Relative position 5.5 KM N75W OF POTOSI

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
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 123
USGS model code 39e
Deposit model name Alluvial placer Sn

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.80083, -19.57121

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1920

Mining district

District name Cerro Rico De Potosi

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Wilber Quiroz

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Material ORE SN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^0.33% Sn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Tin Tin 0wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Total resources 106000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.34 wt-pct Tin Major 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FEASABILITY STUDY, SAN FRANCISCO RELAVES PROJECT

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    FEASABILITY STUDY, SAN FRANCISCO RELAVES PROJECT.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A SECONDARY PLACER DEPOSIT DERIVED FROM OLD MILL TAILINGS, SMELTER WASTES, AND OLD PLACER TAILINGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1991 Yugar, Walter Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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