La Paz
Producer
San Jose De Ayata Mine
La Paz, Bolivia
Tin
Lead
Tungsten
Antimony
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Commodities
Primary
Tin, Lead
Tertiary
Tungsten, Antimony
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
Y
Orebody form
TABULAR
Ore control
Faults And Fractures Parallel In Trend With Veins
Materials
Ore minerals
Cassiterite, Galena, Scheelite, Stibnite
Gangue
Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Quartzite · Copacabana Group
Associated rock
Diorite
Tectonic setting
Nw Trending Cordillera Oriental, Cordillera De Munecas
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
First production
1952
Discovery year
1952
Identification
Deposit ID
10111281
MRDS ID
W044243
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-15.19774, -68.96621
References
AHLFELD, F. AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5