Asunta

Past 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 10279798
MAS/MILS ID 3350350031
Record type Site
Current site name Asunta

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -66.31945, -21.18756 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
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
Alunite Unknown
Barite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Greenockite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Stannite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -66.31945, -21.18756

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N55W
    Dip 75S
    Width 150M
    Area 10HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N55W:75S
    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 Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Vetillas

Mineral rights holdings

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

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Corp. Minera De Bolivia
    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, PG. 101, WAS PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OTHER ABANDONED AG PROSPECTS IN AREA ARE MONSERRAT, SAN ANTO STA. FE, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SOROCAYA, ALL WITHIN 10 KM OF CI SAN VICENTE, 60 KM NE OF SAN PABLO. ALL WORKINGS IN OXIDES, DATA FROM AHLFELD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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