Commodities
PrimaryTin, Bismuth, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Tungsten, Antimony, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlTension Fissures And Fractures At Right Angle To Nw-Se Fold Axes Of Sediments
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Ferberite, Pyrite, Wolframite
Geology
Host rockShale
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock
StructureReg.Struct: Nw-Se Of Eastern Cordillera, Fold Axes And Cross-Structure Tension Fractures.
Tectonic settingEastern Cordillera
AlterationTourmalinization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10068800
MRDS IDW002053
Alternate namesMines: Acero, Colorada, Deseada, Mariana, Mary, Rosario
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.6309, -66.18695
References
AHLFELD, F., 1932, DER WISMUTBERG: ZTSCHR. PRALCT. GEOL., V. 40, PP. 119-125.AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HYDROCARBUROS, DEPTO. NAC. GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5 (ESPECIAL), PP. 207-211.PINTO V., J., 1990, EXPLORACION PRELIMINAR DEL SECTOR ROSARIO-DORADA, MODELO CONCEPTUAL DEL YACIMIENTO TASNA, POTOSI, BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 85P., MAPS 1:20,000; 1:5,000; 1:2,000.GEOLOGICAL STUDY, UNDP (1990CIMRIMINISTRY OF MINES AND METALLURGY, 1971