Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear System In A Belt With A Nw Trend
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Sphalerite, Stannite
GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Pampa;Tromchiri;Cancaniri
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
StructureSedimentary Rocks Folded Into A Nw Trending Anticline With An East Overturn
Tectonic settingNw Trending Eastern Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1888
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10080434
MRDS IDW031626
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-18.06432, -66.84726
References
AHLFELD, F., SCHEIDER-SCHERBINA A., 1964, LOS YACIMENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5MAGLIOLA, H., 1968, INVESTIGACIONES-GEOLOGIA-MINERAS DE LA MINA SANTA FE, INFORME NO. 2250, COMIBOLBARKER, 1963, INFORME GEOLOGICO-GEOJISICO PRELIMINAR SANTA FE-MOROCOCALA: INFORME NO. 2043, COMIBOLBARKER, 1964, REPORT ON GEOLOGY OF SANTA FE-MOROCOCALA AREA: INFORME NO. 2041, COMIBOLMAGLIOLA, H., 1970, CRITERIOS DE EXPLORACION EN EL DISTRITO MINERO SANTA FE-MOROCOCALA: INFORME COMIBOLGEOBOL, 1973, SANTA FE: INFORME GR-55-56 COMIBOL