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Gallofa Mine

Producer in La Paz, 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. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100658
MRDS ID BL20259
Record type Site
Current site name Gallofa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.18199, -17.08018 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 7 KM DUE NORTH OF ICHOCA

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
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.18199, -17.08018
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Along A N30w Trending Anticline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Santa Vera Cruz

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Jose Cespedes G.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 14076000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.58 wt-pct Tin Major 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) POSSIBLE; (2) PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 140M

Comments on the workings information

  • 120 M OF TUNNELS, 20 M OF CROSSCUTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALARCON, B., AND COCA, A., 1980, INFORME PRELIMINAR DE INVENTARIACION MINA GALLOFA.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    ALARCON AND COCA (1980)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS PARALLEL AND TRANSVERSE TO N30W TRENDING ANTICLINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1991 Cardenas, Nestor Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-OCT-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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