Canutillos

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. 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 10206970
MAS/MILS ID 3350350019
Record type Site
Current site name Canutillos

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -65.44944, -19.4076 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -65.44944, -19.4076

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S15E
    Dip 00W
    Thickness 1.3M
    Area 10HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip S15E:00W
    Minimum Depth to Top 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 Colavi

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 Tin And Tungsten Mines Corp. - Previous Owners
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1954
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Comibol
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1954

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 67-70, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PREVIOUS OWNERS, BOLIVIAN TIN AND TUNGSTEN MINES CORP. WAS A SUBSIDIARY. CASSITERITE REPLACES CALC. CEMENT IN CANUTILLOS 5 KM OUTCROP LENGTH SSE OF COLAVI VILLAGE, AS 3 BEDS. THE UP MOST CONTINUOUS, IS 1.5 M THICK. SN02 IS VERY FINE-GRAINED, RICHEST ON ANTICLINES. 1950S PROD. WAS 25-30 TPM SN, NOT STA CONC OR METAL. RECOVERY LOW

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.