| Deposit ID | 10206677 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3350250001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Jose |
| Alternate or previous names | San Jose Tin Lead Silver Mine |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.16948, -17.94765 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3800 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Freibergite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Main Entrance (1) | -67.16948, -17.94765 |
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| Thickness | 1M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 120M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 0M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1590 |
| Year of first production | 1595 |
| District name | Oruro |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corroracion Minera De Bolivia |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350250001 |
CAMPBELL, D.F., 1942, THE ORURO SILVER-TIN DISTRICT, BOLIVIA
GEOL., VOL. 43, PP.333-383 & 435-470.
CHACE, F.M., 1948, TIN-SILVER VEINS OF ORURO, BOLIVIA. ECON.
VOL.43, PP.333-383 & 435-470.
RIDGE, J.D., 1972, ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF MINERAL DEPOS
G.S.A. MEMOIR.131, PP.568-571
TURNEAURE, F.S., 1960,.A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MAJOR ORE DEPO
CENTRAL BOLIVIA, ECON. GEOL., VOL. 55, PART I-PP.217-254
II-PP.577-600.
AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN
MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 82-84, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S
IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.
MINING MAGAZINE, 1975, SOUTH AMERICA: SEPT., 1975, P. 190.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JR., 1975, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SEE ALSO FILE ON ORURO, LOCATION FROM AHLFELD, 1954. MINING SAYS PRODUCTION OF ORE IS 150000 TO 300000 TPY, BUT EMJ SAYS 100000 TO 500000 TPY ORE. 1850 EMPLOYEES, CONCEN. CAPACITY I TPD USING GRAVITY AND FLOT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-MAR-93 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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