| Deposit ID | 10101058 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20394 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Francisco Placer |
| Geographic coordinates: | -65.80083, -19.57121 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3660 |
| Relative position | 5.5 KM N75W OF POTOSI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Potosi(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Bolivia | Potosi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 123 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39e |
| Deposit model name | Alluvial placer Sn |
| (1) | -65.80083, -19.57121 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1920 |
| District name | Cerro Rico De Potosi |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Wilber Quiroz |
| Year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE SN | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Estimate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^0.33% Sn | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1978 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 106000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20394 |
FEASABILITY STUDY, SAN FRANCISCO RELAVES PROJECT
CIMRI
FEASABILITY STUDY, SAN FRANCISCO RELAVES PROJECT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A SECONDARY PLACER DEPOSIT DERIVED FROM OLD MILL TAILINGS, SMELTER WASTES, AND OLD PLACER TAILINGS. |
| 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 |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.