Oruro
Past Producer

La Bomba Mine

Oruro, Bolivia
TungstenFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFault Or Shear Zone Which Crosses Sandstone Capping The Summit
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Scheelite
GangueAragonite, Barite, Calcite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
StructureConde Auque Ridge, A Vast Nw Trending Anticline
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080373
MRDS IDW031497
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-17.70599, -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. 98, 100