Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimaryTin, Silver
SecondaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryArsenic, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlWESTERN SIDE OF ANTICLINE IS TRUNCATED BY A REGIONAL REVERSE FAULT WHICH CONTROLS VEIN MINERALIZATION.
Geology
StructureN25W ANTICLINE WHOSE AXIS RUNS ALONG THE CREST OF SERRANIA POOPO ; REG.TRENDS: M
AlterationSILICIFICATION, CONTACT METAMORPISM
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID60000172
MRDS IDBL20343
Alternate namesAlantana, Candelaria, San Agustin, Santo Toribio, Purisima, Pampa, Rosario, Santa Cruz, Trinacria, San Francisco, Bellavista
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-18.36434, -66.94948
References
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIAAHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 157-160.SUGAKI, A., KOJIMA, S., AND SHIMADA, N., 1988, FLUID INCLUSION STUDIES OF THE POLYMETALLIC HYDROTHERMAL ORE DEPOSITS IN BOLIIVA: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 23, P. 9-15.