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Carmen Placer

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Silver, Lead, Antimony, Zinc, Mercury
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10100672
MRDS ID BL30094
Record type Site
Current site name Carmen Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.84197, -19.44705 (WGS84)
Elevation 3750
Relative position 10 KM S10E OF SEVARUYO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF RIO MALLKA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stannite Ore
Marcasite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Pyrrhotite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.84197, -19.44705
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Guillermo Perez

Comments on the production information

  • ACTIVE LITTLE DEVELOPED PRODUCER

Comments on development

  • THE MILL TAILINGS ARE FROM THE TREATMENT OF COMPLEX SILVER ORES FROM THE CARGUAYCOLLO MINE IN COLONIAL TIMES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE TIN DEPOSIT IS A MIXTURE OF FINE TAILINGS FROM SILVER SMELTING TOGETHER WITH FINE-GRAINED MODERN ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS. THE TAILINGS DEPOSIT COVERS APPROX. 37,000 SQUARE METERS. SOME HG IS PRESENT FROM AG AMALGAMATION. THE TAILINGS DEPOSIT COVERS APPROX. 37,000 SQUARE METERS. SOME HG IS PRESENT FROM AG AMALGAMATION.

Reporter information

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

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