Oruro
Past Producer

Ascension Mine

Oruro, Bolivia
TungstenAntimony
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
TertiaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracture Or Shear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsScheelite, Stibnite
GangueBarite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
StructureConde Auque Ridge, A Vast Nw Trending Anticline
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10080375
MRDS IDW031499
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-17.74765, -66.92448
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 98, 101