Estalsa Tin 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279487
MAS/MILS ID 3350250007
Record type Site
Current site name Estalsa Tin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -67.04948, -18.49763 (WGS84)
Elevation 365

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -67.04948, -18.49763

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 20M
    Length 3500M
    Width 300M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Estano Aluvial Boliviana Limitada
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DATA RECEIVED FROM ESTANO ALUVIAL BOLIVIANA LIMITADA.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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