La Paz
Past Producer

Cascabel Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
LeadSilverAntimony
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model85: Polymetallic veins
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlAndesite Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsBoulangerite, Galena, Jamesonite, Tetrahedrite, Zinkenite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Shale
Associated rockAndesite
AlterationSilicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1984
Identification
Deposit ID10006238
MRDS IDBL20211
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-15.71439, -68.6662
References
INFORME DE EMPRESA MINERA KORI PUNKU SRL. ESTUDIO DE FACTIBILIDAD PARA EXPLOTACION Y TRATAMIENTO DE MINERALES MINA CASCABEL MAYO 1985PROYECTO CORDILLERA (1980) AREA NORTE DE LA PAZ GE-G1/272 ARCHIVO GEOBOL.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRIGUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)