La Paz
Past Producer

Susana Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
TungstenArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults And Shear Zones
Materials
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockDiorite · Sorata Batholith
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales, Sorata Batholith
AlterationAlteration Of Micaceous Schist To Tourmaline Hornfels By Pluton
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080332
MRDS IDW031451
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-15.89772, -68.59952
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 71.GRANT, J.N., ET. AL., 1979, K-AR AGES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS AND MINERALIZATION IN PART OF THE BOLIVIAN TIN BELT: ECON. GEOL., V. 74, P. 838-851.