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Aullagas De Oruro 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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006211
MRDS ID BL20175
Record type Site
Current site name Aullagas De Oruro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.51808, -18.04486 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 KM N75W OF SACACA

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 Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.51808, -18.04486
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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 Japo

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 25wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Accuracy Estimate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 50wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RIVERA, M., VARGAS, W., VELASCO, P., AND GODINEZ, J., 1975, AULLAGAS DE ORURO MINE PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    RIVERA AND OTHERS (1975)

Reporter information

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

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

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