Oruro
Past Producer
Angeles Mine
Oruro, Bolivia
Tungsten
Zinc
Antimony
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Commodities
Primary
Tungsten
Secondary
Zinc, Antimony
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
46: W veins
Deposit size
Y
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Fractures, Shear Zone
Materials
Ore minerals
Ferberite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Gangue
Ankerite, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rock
Shale
Tectonic setting
Cordilleras Altas Orientales
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10080376
MRDS ID
W031500
Region
SA
Data score
D
Coordinates
-17.06434, -66.08279
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBURES DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 98, 101