Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondaryZinc, Lead
TertiarySilver, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEINS AND POCKETS, DISSEMINATED
Ore controlConjugate Nw And Ne Fissure Systems In Nw-Trending Folded Sedimentary Rocks.
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Torotoro;Suticollo
StructureNw-Se, Major Conjugate Fissure Systems
Tectonic settingEastern Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1870
Discovery year1870
Identification
Deposit ID10068810
MRDS IDW002066
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.88098, -66.36613
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS: DEPTO. NAC. DE GEOL. BOL. 5 (ESPECIAL), P 150-152GUMUCIO, CARLOS, 1967, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE COLCHA-CERRO GRANDE-BOLIVAR: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADOMINISTRY OF MINES AND METALLURGY, 1970