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Quillacas Mine

Past 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006212
MRDS ID BL20176
Record type Site
Current site name Quillacas Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.72947, -18.27431 (WGS84)
Relative position 12.5 KM N85E OF HUANUNI

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
Cassiterite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff
    Rock unit name Cancaniri
    Rock description Cancaniri

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.72947, -18.27431
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • ONLY 15 M OF ADIT ACCESSIBLE DUE TO FLOODING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JUAN RODRIGUEZ C., J., AND BAPTISTA, R., QUILLACAS MINE INVENTORIATION PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno, Jorge 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.

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