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Barroscota Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Zinc
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10080450
MRDS ID W031643
Record type Site
Current site name Barroscota Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.36616, -16.99212 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

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

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Tres Cruces Batholith
    Rock description Tres Cruces Batholith
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Vila-Vila, Catavi;Pampa;Llallagua;Cancaniri (Zapla)
    Rock description Vila-Vila, Catavi;Pampa;Llallagua;Cancaniri (Zapla)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.36616, -16.99212
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Sedimentary Rock Folded Into Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR (ORE SHOOTS)
    Strike N 60 E
    Dip SUBVERTICAL
    Width 0.8M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 250M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Diaclases

Comments on the geologic information

  • MESOTHERMAL ORE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Viloco

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Barrasquira Ltd.
  • Type Owner
    Owner Barrosquira Ltd.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 250M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F. AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA, BOL. 5

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1978 Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando Department of State

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

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