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Torosentado Mine

Producer in Cochabamba, 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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100667
MRDS ID BL20463
Record type Site
Current site name Torosentado Mine
Alternate or previous names Cerro Grande, Hornuni, Berenguela

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.37474, -17.82182 (WGS84)
Elevation 2700
Relative position ALONG RIOS TARACHI AND ARQUE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES FOR CONFLUENCE OF RIO TARACHI AND RIO ARQUE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore

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
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.37474, -17.82182
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Material CON SN
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^25 To 30% Sn.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Tin Tin 28wt-pct

Comments on development

  • ONE TEST DRILL HOLE PERFORMED BY INTERNATIONAL MINING

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VEDIA, J., AND VELASCO, P., 1977, TOROSENTADO MINE PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VEDIA AND VELASCO (1977)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACER DEPOSITS EXTENDING A TOTAL OF 37 KM ALONG RIO TARACHI AND RIO ARQUE. CASSITERITE FOUND AT ABOUT 45 M DEPTH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-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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