| Deposit ID | 10182671 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3350200038 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tujujahuira |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.9995, -15.09774 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 775 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -67.9995, -15.09774 |
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| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 12000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1548 |
| Year of first production | 1847 |
| District name | Tipuani |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bolivian Government |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1961 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 9000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 9000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 9000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 1500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350200038 |
STOLL, W. C., 1961, TERTIARY CHANNEL GOLD DEPOSITS AT TIPUAN
BOLIVIA: ECON. GEOL., V. 56, PP. 1258-1264.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | OTHER SMALL MINES NEARBY ARE THE LIRATINI AND UNUTULUNI. THIS PROBABLY CLOSED AFTER NATIONALIZATION IN 1952. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.