12 Angeles Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006205
MRDS ID BL20166
Record type Site
Current site name 12 Angeles Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.26952, -16.03243 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM N35W OF CAMPAMENTO MINA FABULOSA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • JUST WEST OF SAN ANTONIO MINE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.26952, -16.03243

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • 6 QUINTALS PER MONTH OF CONCENTRATE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VELARDE, V.O., 1980, MINA FABULOSA ZONE PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME (GE-G1/428)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VELARDE (1980)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS 2-5 CM WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1990 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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