Oruro
Producer
Morococala Mine
Oruro, Bolivia
Tin
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Commodities
Primary
Tin
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit size
Y
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Nne-Ssw Fissure System Across Anticline Of Paleozoic Sediments
Materials
Ore minerals
Cassiterite
Gangue
Andalusite, Apatite, Sillimanite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rock
Quartzite,Sandstone · Pampa;Llallagua;Cancaniri
Associated rock
Latite · Morococala
Tectonic setting
Nw Trending Eastern Cordillera
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Discovery year
1880
Identification
Deposit ID
10081858
MRDS ID
W044248
Region
SA
Data score
B
Coordinates
-18.13931, -66.78558
References
AHLFELD, F., SCHEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIEMENTOS MINERALES Y DE HYDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA, DEPARTMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5