Elena Mine

Producer in Oruro, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107603
MRDS ID BL20171
Record type Site
Current site name Elena Mine
Alternate or previous names Lourdes, Cristo Gran Poder

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.84669, -18.51207 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM DUE EAST OF AVICAYA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Rock unit name Llallagua
    Rock description Llallagua
    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) -66.84669, -18.51207

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Avicaya

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PROSPECTIVE RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, W., SANDY, R., ABD QUIROZ, A., 1977, ELENA MINE INVENTORIATION PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME 208-271-06

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VARGAS ET AL (1977)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno, 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.