Barroscota Group - See 800 Record

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10133315
MAS/MILS ID 3350200004
Record type Site
Current site name Barroscota Group - See 800 Record

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.25949, -17.05458 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.25949, -17.05458

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 90N
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Strike And Dip :90N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Barrascota

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bolivian Government
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, P. 37-38.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINES OF GROUP ARE POLDI AND SAN JOSE. MINE REACHED FROM ORU 110 KM ON LA PAZ-ORURO HIWAY, THEN NE 70 KM TOWARDS QUIME; M ROAD CUTS OFF NW 5 KM BEFORE QUIME.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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