Commodities
PrimaryTin
TertiaryMolybdenum, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Tungsten, Lithium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model49: Sn greisen
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlInverse Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Huebnerite, Lithiophilite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Triphylite, Wolframite
GangueApatite, Chlorite, Feldspar, Garnet, Lazulite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Phyllite · Catavi
Associated rockGranite · Huayna Potosi Batholith
AlterationContact Metamorphism Of Shale; Greisen
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1912
Last production1980
Identification
Deposit ID10006203
MRDS IDBL20163
Alternate namesFabulosa, Union, Huayna, Esperanza, San Alberto, Carmen, Santa Rosa. Veins: Rothschild, Compania, Salvadora
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-16.3152, -68.14645
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA (BOLIVIA) BOLETIN NO. 5 (ESPECIAL), P. 134.LEHMAN, B., 1979, SCHICHTGEBUNDE SN-LAGERSTATTEN IN DER CORDILLERA REAL/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN ABHANDLUNGEN, REIHE A, N. 14, 135 P.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIASUGAKI, A., AND OTHERS, 1985, GEOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE ORE DEPOSITS IN THE LA PZ DISTRICT, BOLIVIA: SCIENCE REPORTS OF THE TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, SERIES 3, V. 16, N. 2, P. 131-198.CIMRI(1) GEOBOL FILES; (2-5) THAYER LINDSLEY FILES; MINES HANDBOOK V. 16, P. 2282, V. 18, P. 2813. ALSO GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)