Oruro
Producer

Japo Mine

Oruro, Bolivia
Tin
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Commodities
PrimaryTin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSTOCK
Ore controlFractures And Shear Zones In Sandstone
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockShale,Siltstone,Sandstone · Pampa Shale;Llallagua Sandstone;Cancaniri Graywacke
Associated rockLatite · San Pablo Stock
StructureSedimentary Rocks Folded Sw Into An Anticline
Tectonic settingNw Trending Eastern Cordillera
AlterationSilicification, Tourmalinization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1900
Identification
Deposit ID10080435
MRDS IDW031627
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-18.05459, -66.83698
References
AHLFELD, F., SCHEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS: BOLIVIA DEPARTMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL 5.VALDA, J., 1970, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DEL YACIMIENTO DE JAPO: INFORMA NO. SGG-18/70 - COMIBOL