La Paz
Producer
Mallachuma Mine
La Paz, Bolivia
Tin
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Commodities
Primary
Tin
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit size
Y
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Tension Fractures
Materials
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rock
Hornfels,Slate
Structure
Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into A Broad Anticline Trending Nw-Se
Tectonic setting
Nw Trending Eastern Cordillera
Alteration
Tourmalinization
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10080449
MRDS ID
W031642
Region
SA
Data score
B
Coordinates
-17.04768, -67.43282
References
AHLFELD, F. AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A. 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA, BOL. 5