La Paz
Past Producer

Taricagua Occurrence

La Paz, Bolivia
LeadZincSilverTinAntimonyArsenic
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryTin, Antimony
TertiaryArsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cassiterite, Galena, Jamesonite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
Associated rockDacite
AlterationPervasive Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10097690
MRDS IDBL10353
Alternate namesTaricoya, Tarikoya
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-17.19211, -67.97312
References
AHLFELD, F, 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BILBAO, IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL, P. 22.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIAVILLAGOMEZ, M., AND VEGA, L., 1967, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT: (1967)-1-T2-I ARCHIVO MINTECCIMRI