Arofilla

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Workings at the site
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158043
MAS/MILS ID 3350350052
Record type Site
Current site name Arofilla

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.79944, -19.4143 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.79944, -19.4143

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Capacity 5500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE,SEPT.1976,1126 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90% OF P

  • Deposit

    V.133,NO.9,P.238.

  • Deposit

    OPER.NAV.CHART P.26.

  • Deposit

    AHLFIELD,F,1964,LOS YACIMENTOS DE BOLIVIA,BULL.#5,DEPT.NACIO

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGIA,LA PAZ,BOL.P.228.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76-RCD 030-LOCATION APPROXIMATE, ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS EXTEND 1 S FROM JUNCTION OF RIO PILCOMAYO AND RIO TARAPAYA TOWARDS T

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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