Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Tin, Copper
SecondaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlTension Fractures, Chambillaya Inverse Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Ferberite, Tetrahedrite
GangueMolybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Pampa, Catavi;Llallagua;Cancaniri Grawaca;Amutara Sandstones
Associated rockDiorite · Quimsa Cruz Batholith
StructureAdjacent Sedimentary Rocks Are Folded Into A Syncline With Mineralization On West Limb
Tectonic settingNw Trending Eastern Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1908
Identification
Deposit ID10080442
MRDS IDW031634
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.08101, -67.16616
References
AHLFELD, F. AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE CARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5REVOLLO G., REYNALDO, 1967, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA CORDILLERA DE SANTA VERA CRUZ: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO