Oruro
Producer

Avicaya - Antequera - Totoral Mines

Oruro, Bolivia
TinTungstenCopperZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryTin, Tungsten
TertiaryCopper, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFive Veins, With Disseminations Into Wallrocks.
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Wolframite
GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSandstone
Associated rockMonzonite
AlterationTourmalinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1894
Discovery year1894
Identification
Deposit ID10068809
MRDS IDW002065
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-18.47263, -66.84114
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS: DEPTO NAC. GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5 (ESPECIAL), PP. 161-164MINISTRY OF MINES AND METALLURGY, 1970