| Deposit ID | 10080345 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W031466 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Francisco Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.89007, -16.47659 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4490 |
| Relative position | 10.7 KM N35E OF PALCA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Primary |
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Arsenic Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Muscovite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Model code | 46 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 15a |
| Deposit model name | W veins |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Rock unit name | Taquesi-Mururata Batholith |
| Rock description | Taquesi-Mururata Batholith |
| (1) | -67.89007, -16.47659 |
|---|
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 45-55 E |
| Dip | 75-90 SE |
| Length | 2200M |
| Width | 1000M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Taquesi-Mururata |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | International Mining Co. |
| Year | 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | CON | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^50.22% Wo3, 15.48% Sn | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W031466 |
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 78.
WINKLEMANN, LOTHAR, 1983, GEOLOGIE UND LAGERSTATTEN IM BEREICH PALCA (MURUATA) UND DIE GEOCHEMIE DER SILURSEDIMENTE IN DER CORDILLERA LA PAZ/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFTLICHE ABHANDLUNGEN, REIHE A, V. 51, 110 P.
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ADJACENT ANDINA MINE (MRDS RECORD #W041465) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Deposit | SEVERAL SUBPARALLEL VEINS UP TO 1.5 KM LONG, 0.05 TO 1.2 M WIDE (AVERAGE 0.25 M WIDE). MAIN VEIN IS LA SALVADORA WHICH WAS WORKED OVER A LENGTH OF 70 M, TO A DEPTH OF 40 M, AND HAD AN AVERAGE WIDTH OF 0.40 M. OTHER VEINS INCLUDE BOLIVAR AND AYALA. ORE OCCURS IN WELL DEFINED SHOOTS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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