La Paz
Producer

Chambillaya Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVEIN/STOCKWORK
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureQUARTZ VEINS IN TOURMALINE-BEARING HORNFELS ABOVE A MIOCENE (?) GRANITIC INTRUSION
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1912
Identification
Deposit ID60000425
MRDS IDDE00316
Alternate namesChambilaya Margarita, Maria Graciela, San Antonio
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-17.06128, -67.30529
References
VALENZUELA, S.R., 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE MAIN WOLFRAM MINES IN BOLIVIA, PRIMARY TUNGSTEN ASSOCIATION, BULLETIN NO. 6, FEB. 1979, P. 6-8.VALENZUEAL, S.R., 1979, GEOLOGY OF THE MAIN WOLFRAM MINES IN BOLIVIA, PRIMARY TUNGSTEN ASSOCIATION, BULLETIN NO. 7, JUNE 1979, P. 4-8.WILLIG, C.D. AND DELGADO, J., 1985, SOUTH AMERICA AS A SOURCE OF TUNGSTEN, PAPER PRESENTED AT THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, MADRID, SPAIN, P. 24.STAFF, FINANCIAL TIMES MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK 1985, 1985, LONDON, LONGMAN LTD., P. 205.ANSTETT, T.F., BLEIWAS, D.I., AND HURDELBRINK, R.J., TUNGSTEN AVAILABILITY - MARKET ECONOMY COUNTRIES, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, INFORMATION CIRCULAR 9025, 51 P.HESS, F.L., 1921, SOME UNIQUE BOLIVIAN TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 112, NO. 13, SEPT. 24, 1921, P. 492-499.WILLIG, C.D. AND DELGADO, J., 1985, SOUTH AMERICA AS A SOURCE OF TUNGSTEN, IN MPR PUBLISHING SERVICES LTD. (ED.), TUNGSTEN, 1985, PROCEEDINGS OF THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL TUNGSTEN SYMPOSIUM, MADRID, MAY 1985, P. 58-85.