Commodities
PrimaryTin, Tungsten, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Sandstone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
StructureSubvolcanic Breccia Pipe
Tectonic settingMesozoic-Cenozoic Convergent Plate Margin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1870
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10021646
MRDS IDDE00332
Alternate namesPrincipal Tungsten-Bearing Veins Are Virgen De Choroma and America
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-20.9559, -66.08278
References
FOX, D.J., 1985, BOLIVIA, IN THE MINING JOURNAL LIMITED, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW - 1985, P. 338.GRANT, J.N., HALLS, C., SHEPPARD, S.M.F., AND AVILA, W., 1980, EVOLUTION OF THE PORPHYRY TIN DEPOSITS OF BOLIVIA, IN S. ISHIHARA AND S. TAKENOVCHI (EDS.), MAGMATISM AND RELATED MINERALIZATION, THE SOCIETY OF MINING GEOLOGISTS OF JAPAN, MINING GEOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 8, P. 151-173.