Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc, Tin, Copper, Tungsten, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSTOCK
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Jamesonite, Sphalerite
GangueChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Tuff · Quehua Superior;Quehua Inferior;El Molino
Associated rockDacite · Quehua Superior
Tectonic settingN-S Trending Eastern Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1800
Discovery year1720
Identification
Deposit ID10080437
MRDS IDW031629
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.86424, -66.10778
References
AHLFELD, F. AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1987, P. 58.