Estano Nuevo Mine

Producer in La Paz, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107600
MRDS ID BL20148
Record type Site
Current site name Estano Nuevo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.19866, -17.06518 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 KM N12W OF ICHOCA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Uncia
    Rock description Uncia
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.19866, -17.06518

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Santa Vera Cruz

Production statistics

  • Year 1980
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^40.04% Sn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Tin Tin 40wt-pct

Comments on the workings information

  • AT LEAST TWO ADITS (CUADRADO AND VARGAS)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    POZO G., T., AND LOPEZ H., J., 1980, INFORME PRELIMINAR MINA ESTANO NUEVO: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    POZO AND LOPEZ (1980)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS PERPENDICULAR TO BEDDING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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