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Totoral 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107379
MRDS ID W031650
Record type Site
Current site name Totoral Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.84669, -18.48096 (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
Stannite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Quartz Monzonite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.84669, -18.48096
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Avicaya Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 40 TO 60 E
    Dip VERTICAL
    Length 450M
    Width 2M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 500M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults And Shear Zones

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No
Year of first production 1894

Mining district

District name Avicaya-Totaral

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Orlandini

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 500M

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FIVE VEINS ARE PRESENT IN THE DEPOSIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-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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