Cerro Grande

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10230890
MAS/MILS ID 3350100002
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Grande

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -66.42947, -17.88765 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Siderite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Stannite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -66.42947, -17.88765

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 60N
    Length 350M
    Width 300M
    Area 15HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 INTERM ARGILLIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N50W:60N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 15
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Colcha District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cia. Estannifera De Cerro Grande
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1954
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Comibol
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 56-58, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.