Commodities
PrimaryTin
TertiaryCopper, Arsenic, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite
GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale · Llallagua Cancaniri;Cancaniri
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationContact Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10006420
MRDS IDBL20451
Alternate namesMines: Mercedes and Calahuana
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-18.98095, -66.7328
References
RUIZ G., L., AND MONTANO L., R., 1974, AZANAQUES MINING GROUP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT, MERCEDES AND CALAHUANA MINES: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G2/220AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 164.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI