(Facility) Vinto Low Grade Tin Smelter

Plant in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Tin
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255502
MAS/MILS ID 3350251097
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Vinto Low Grade Tin Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.41619, -17.96435 (WGS84)

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 Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.41619, -17.96435

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empresa Nacional De Fundiciones (Enaf)
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bolivian Government
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1977

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Zimbleman U.S. Bureau of Mines

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