Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimaryTin
TertiaryAntimony, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlNormal Fault; Fracture System N20e 70-80se Up To 2.5 M Wide.
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stannite, Wurtzite
GangueAlunite, Dolomite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Tourmaline, Vivianite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
StructureNw-Trending Folds
AlterationWeak Silicification Of Wallrock. Fragments Of Shale Within The Vein Are Silicified And Sericitized. Veins Oxidized To A Depth Of 20-30 M. Zone Of Secondary Enrichment Underlies Oxidized Zone.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1926
Last production1948
Identification
Deposit ID10006344
MRDS IDBL20344
Alternate namesIchicollo, Ichikollo
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-18.41431, -66.86197
References
LEIDING, B., 1962, INFORMACION GENERAL SOBRE EL MINERAL ICHOCOLLO (POOPO) EN BOLIVIA.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIAAHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 160-161GIBSON, R., AND TURNEAURE, F.S., 1950, TIN DEPOSIT OF THE MONSERRAT MINE, BOLIVIA: TRANSACTIONS AIME, V. 187, P. 1071-1078.DIAZ O., E., 1924, INFORME SOBRE LAS MINAS DE ICHICOLLO, DEPARTAMENTO DE ORURO, BOLIVIA: SANTIAGO, COMPANIA MINERA MONSERRAT, 52 P.CIMRIAHLFELD AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA (1964)