La Paz
Past Producer

Pichu Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFaults, Shear Zones
Materials
GangueChlorite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockGranite · Taquesi-Mururata Batholith
Tectonic settingCordilleras Altas Orientales, Taquesi-Mururata Batholith
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10106194
MRDS IDW031468
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-15.9977, -66.99947
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS NACIONAL MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 78-79.GRANT, J.N., ET. AL., 1979, K-AR AGES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS AND MINERALIZATION IN PART OF THE BOLIVIAN TIN BELT: ECON. GEOL., V. 74, P. 838-851.