Commodities
PrimaryTin, Silver
TertiaryAntimony, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlOn South End Of A Regional Reverse Fault That Controls Veins In The Western Part Of The Poopo District.
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Sphalerite
GangueChalcopyrite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Llallagua Formation
StructureOn W Flank Of A N-S Syncline. Axis 5 Km To The East.
AlterationOxidation; Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1991
Identification
Deposit ID10006343
MRDS IDBL20345
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-18.45041, -66.94254
References
LAURA, F., JEMIO, J., AND AVENDANO, A., 1983, PROYECTO DE SEMIMECANIZACION MINA CANDELARIA: FONEM INTERNAL REPORTGUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIAAHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTO MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 158-159.CIMRILAURA AND OTHERS (1983)