La Paz
Past Producer

Mercedes Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsFerberite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Schist
StructureA Steeply Dipping Fault Separates The Slates And The Metamorphic Schists
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080362
MRDS IDW031485
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-17.19767, -66.96615
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 87-89