Playa Verde

Past Producer in Oruro, 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 10255380
MAS/MILS ID 3350250021
Record type Site
Current site name Playa Verde
Alternate or previous names Placeres De Huanuni

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -66.85948, -18.24764 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -66.85948, -18.24764

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.2M
    Length 9000M
    Width 100M
    Area 90HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Total Surface Area (HA) 90
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Offshore
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1925
Year of first production 1930

Mining district

District name Huanuni 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 Comibol
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVES EXHAUSTED 1948, MINE WAS BY FLOATING DREDGE PRODUCIING 800 TPY SN WITH CUTOFF OF 1.3 LB SN PER YD, STREAK RUNS 9 FROM CERRO POSCONI, ALL DATA FROM AHLFELD.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 77-78, 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.