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Lajatambo Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006326
MRDS ID BL20323
Record type Site
Current site name Lajatambo Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.73277, -19.86426 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 9.5 KM N75W OF LA LAVA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.73277, -19.86426
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On E Flank Of N-S Faulted Anticline; Kari Kari Caldera

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sanchez Family

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SAMPLES OVER 8 TO 20 CM WIDTH AVERAGE 0.24 TO 2.86% SN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 1361M

Comments on the workings information

  • SOME 20 ADITS 20 TO 270 M LONG

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DELGADO DE TAPIA, J., AND TARQUINO, R., 1968, INTERNATIONAL MINING INTERNAL REPORT: MINTEC-1-VM2

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NORTHERN SECTOR OF FIVE OXIDIZED VEINS STRIKING NW-SE, EACH UP TO 1780 M LONG AND AVERAGING 0.50 M WIDE. SOUTHERN ZONE OF TWO SULFIDE VEINS STRIKING N-S AND NE-SW, EACH 200 M LONG AND 0.10 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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