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San Juan Mine

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Production statistics
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006210
MRDS ID BL20174
Record type Site
Current site name San Juan Mine
Alternate or previous names San Juan and Demasias

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.93865, -18.37486 (WGS84)
Relative position 3 KM N85E OF POOPO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stannite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Llallagua
    Rock description Llallagua
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.93865, -18.37486
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Poopo

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 38wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION FROM JULY, AUGUST AND OCTOBER 1977 ONLY

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 6244000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.36 wt-pct Tin Major 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 2224000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.3 wt-pct Tin Major 1977

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) PROBABLE (2) POSSIBLE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DE LA RIVA, C., LARA, S., OLMOS, M., 1977, SAN JUAN MINE INVENTORIATION REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    DE LA RIVA AND OTHERS (1977)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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