| Deposit ID | 60000172 |
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| MRDS ID | BL20343 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Poopo District |
| Alternate or previous names | San Agustin, Santo Toribio, Purisima, Pampa, Rosario, Santa Cruz, Trinacria, San Francisco, Bellavista, Alantana, Candelaria |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.94948, -18.36434 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Model code | 77 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 20b |
| Deposit model name | Sn-polymetallic vein |
| (1) | -66.94948, -18.36434 |
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| Type of structure | Regional |
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| Structure description | N25W ANTICLINE WHOSE AXIS RUNS ALONG THE CREST OF SERRANIA POOPO ; REG.TRENDS: M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| District name | POOPO DISTRICT |
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| Type | Owner |
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| Owner | CORPORACION MINERA DE BOLIVIA (COMIBOL) |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | EMPRESA MINERA TIWANAKU AND COOPERATIVES |
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 157-160.
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.