| Deposit ID | 10208421 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3350200097 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Jose De Ayala |
| Alternate or previous names | San Jose De Ayata |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.66623, -15.33104 (WGS84) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -68.66623, -15.33104 |
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| Strike | N23E | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 45W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 0.6M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 65M | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock |
| Year of first production | 1969 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Minera Pabon Ltda. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Year | 1983 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350200097 |
FOX, D.J., TIN MINING IN BOLIVIA, MINING MAGAZINE, 1972.
TAYLOR, R.G., GEOLOGY OF TIN DEPOSITS, P. 493, ELSEVIER
PUBLISHING CO., 1979.
VARIOUS COMPANY AND PRIVATE BOLIVIAN SOURCES.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF FIVE VEINS: CARMEN TECHO, CARMEN, ARTURO, COPACABANA AND PISO. THE CARMEN TECHO AND PISO VEINS RANGING FROM 30 TO 40 CM ARE BEING WORKED WITH LOW GRADE MINERALIZATION. THE CARMEN VEIN, 80 CM WIDE, CONTAINS MUCH HIGHER GRADE MINERALIZATION AT HIGHER LEVELS RANGING BETWEEN 6 TO 7% SN. AT LOWER LEVELS, THE GRADE DROPS DOWN TO .40%. THE ARTURO AND COPACABANA VEINS RUN AN AVERAGE OF 3.5% SN WITHIN THE UPPER LEVELS, WHILE AT THE LOWER LEVELS GRADES DROP TO BETWEEN .30 AND .35% SN. WIDTHS VARY BETWEEN 60 AND 80 CM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-FEB-1995 | Sabin, A. E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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