La Paz
Past Producer

Mercedes Del Illampu Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
TungstenCopperBismuth
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryCopper, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults And Shear Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Wolframite
GangueChlorite, Hematite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockSchist · Sorata Batholith
Associated rockDiorite · Sorata Batholith
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales, Sorata Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080333
MRDS IDW031452
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-15.89772, -68.63286
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.