Oruro
Producer

Venus Mine

Oruro, Bolivia
TinBismuth
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Commodities
PrimaryTin, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Cassiterite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite,Shale,Sandstone,Till · Catavi;Uncia;Llallagua;Huanuni
StructureTight Anticlines And Broad Syclines Cut By Transverse Faults ; Reg.Trends: Altiplano
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10107608
MRDS IDBL20339
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-18.47152, -66.8403
References
CERVEZA R., OSCAR, 1971, COMIBOL INTERNAL REPORT 1971-1-V-9GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI