Colombiri 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. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006549
MRDS ID BL30095
Record type Site
Current site name Colombiri Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.29949, -16.94768 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position 50 KM QUIME

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chlorite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.29949, -16.94768

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Empresa Minera Barrosquira

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Tin Tin 34wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on the workings information

  • 3 MAJOR LEVELS; CUT AND FILL, SELECTIVE MINING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE DEPOSIT OCCURS IN BOTH IGNEOUS AND SEDIMENTARY ROCKS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF QUIMSA CRUZ BATHOLITH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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