La Paz
Producer
Suka Mine
La Paz, Bolivia
Tin
Antimony
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Tin
Secondary
Antimony, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
47: Sn veins
Deposit size
Y
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Fissures And Faults With Strikes Parallel And Transverse To The Veins
Materials
Ore minerals
Cassiterite, Galena, Stibnite
Gangue
Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Shale
Associated rock
Mafic Intrusive Rock
Tectonic setting
Nw Trending Cordillera Oriental, Cordillera De Munecas
Alteration
Post Mineralization Alteration
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
First production
1952
Discovery year
1950
Identification
Deposit ID
10080456
MRDS ID
W031651
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-15.21441, -68.89953
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAME-NTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5