Cochabamba
Producer

Berenguela Mine

Cochabamba, Bolivia
TinLeadSilverZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondaryLead
TertiarySilver, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNw Trending Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
StructureSedimentary Rocks Folded Into Syncline With Mineralization On West Flank
Tectonic settingNw-Se Trending Eastern Cordillera
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1936
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID10081857
MRDS IDW044247
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.89765, -66.38279
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5.GUMUCIO, CARLOS, 1967, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE COLCHA-CERRO GRANDE-BOLIVAR: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO