Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryTin
TertiaryZinc, Lead, Bismuth, Copper
Deposit
Deposit typeLODE
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlFRACTURES, SHEAR ZONES, LANDSLIDES
Geology
StructureFAULTS ENCLOSE A ZONE OF TOURMALINE - SERICITE - SILICA ALTERATION, NW-SE CHICOTE ANTICLINE, N-NW ANUTURNI FAULT
AlterationMAIN SERICITE-SILICA-TOURMALINE-BIOTITE-CHLORITE ALTERATION ZONE. PERIPHERAL LESS INTENSE SILICA-TOURMALINE-SERICITE ALTERATION.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1914
Identification
Deposit ID60001836
MRDS IDW031488
Alternate namesNueva, Orego, Rajada, Llamparas: Perfeccionada, Cables, Blanco, Miraflores, Sagrario, Lapiani, Mariscal Sucre, Buena Esperanza, Huanupatilla, Incarancho, Taminani, Chicote Grande, Espada, Victoria
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-17.31987, -66.86338
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 88-93.THORN, P.G., 1988, FLUID INCLUSION AND STABLE ISOTOPE STUDIES OF THE CHICOTE TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT, BOLIVIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 83, P. 62-68.THORN, P.G., 1985, THE GEOLOGY OF THE CHICOTE SN-W HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM, BOLIVIA: UNPUB. PH.D. THESIS, SCOTLAND UNIV., ABERDEEN, 172 P.AHLFELD, F., 1945, THE CHICOTE TUNGSTEN DEPOSIT, BOLIVIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 40, P. 394-407.