| Deposit ID | 10006121 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20056 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santiago Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.04257, -15.77716 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4000 |
| Relative position | 38 KM FROM SORATA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 47 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15b |
| Deposit model name | Sn veins |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Rosasani Batholith |
| Rock description | Rosasani Batholith |
| (1) | -68.04257, -15.77716 |
|---|
| Strike | S 50-70 E |
|---|---|
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Thickness | 0.04M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1850 |
| District name | Aroma |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20056 |
PROYECTO CORDILLERA, 1980, GE-61/272, ARCHIVO GEOBOL
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS SPACED 3 TO 5 M APART CONFINED TO AN AREA 0.5 SQ KM WITHIN ROSASANI BATHOLITH. |
| Deposit | Discovery Year: 1800'S |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.