Description
Honorato Blacutt
Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondaryTungsten, Bismuth
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNe-Sw Fissure Systems, Some Dipping Steeply Se, Others Steeply Nw.
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Cassiterite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Wolframite
GangueApatite, Chalcopyrite, Chlorite, Marcasite, Monazite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartz Latite · Catavi;Pampa;Llallagua;Cancaniri
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Quartz Latite · La Salvadora Stock
StructureModerately Folded Silurian Sediments Striking N 32 Deg. W Long Axis Of Intrusive Plug Concordant With Fold Axes., Two Longitudinal Faults Of The Strike-Slip Type Belonging To A Late Period Of Deformation
Tectonic settingNorthwest-Trending Eastern Cordillera
AlterationSericitic, Pre-Ore Hydrothermal Alteration Of Host Rock
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1894
Discovery year1872
Identification
Deposit ID10068804
MRDS IDW002057
Alternate namesCatavi, Siglo Xx
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates-18.44207, -66.60364
References
TURNEAURE, F.S., 1960, A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MAJOR ORE DEPOSITS OF CENRAL BOLIVIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 55, NO. 2 AND 3, P. 217-254, P. 575-606.AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA; BOL. 5 (ESPECIAL) DEPTO. NAC. DE GEOL. 388 P.VARGAS C., EDGAR, 1970, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DEL AREA LLALLAGUA; SERV. GEOL. DE BOLIVIA, BOL. 12, 42 P. (TO ACCOMPANY GEOL. MAP NO. 6238)AHLFELD, F., AND BRANIZA, L., 1960, GEOLOGIA DE BOLIVIA; INST. BOL. PETROLEO.SILLITOE, R.H., AND OTHERS, 1975, PORPHYRY TIN DPOSITS IN BOLIVIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 70, P. 913-927.COMIBOLNUMEROUS. PRESENTLY OPERATED BY COMIBOL.MINISTRY OF MINES AND METALLURGY, 1971. COMIBOL, 1977.