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Cuchu Jara 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  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 10006331
MRDS ID BL20328
Record type Site
Current site name Cuchu Jara Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.96612, -19.39761 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 6 KM S75W OF YOCALLA

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
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES FROM ONE COARSE GRAVEL DEPOSIT CONTAIN 0.03 TO 2.03% SN.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 123
USGS model code 39e
Deposit model name Alluvial placer Sn

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.96612, -19.39761
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS ARE PART OF A GLACIAL MORRAINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1850

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Armando Mamani

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 100M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS, CROSSCUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ROCHA, S., 1961, GEOBOL INFORME 1961-1-C8.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1800'S
Deposit PLACER DEPOSIT DERIVED FROM GLACIAL EROSION OF QUARTZ-CASSITERITE VEINS ON CERRO TURQUI.

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

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