La Paz
Past Producer

Ichuraya Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
TungstenAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFractures, Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsFerberite, Stibnite
GangueAnkerite, Barite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale
StructureNw-Se Trending Anticline In The Area Contains A Vertically Dipping Shear Zone 800 Meters Long Which Controls The Mineralization
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080368
MRDS IDW031491
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-17.04768, -67.48282
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 96