Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
SecondaryTin
TertiaryZinc, Lead
Deposit
Deposit typeLODE
Model46: W veins
Deposit sizeM
Ore controlFRACTURES, SHEAR ZONES, LANDSLIDES
Geology
StructureTWO FAULTS (N 75 E, 80N; N 30 W) AND AN ANTICLINAL AXIS IMMEDIATELY TO THE SW, NW TRENDING FOLDS AND FAULTS
AlterationSERICITE-SILICA-TOURMALINE, SUPERGENE OXIDATION
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1908
Discovery year1908
Identification
Deposit ID60001837
MRDS IDW031489
Alternate namesLaguani, Ancha, San Juan De Dios, Junini, Quatorce, Camilio Jihuato, Justicia Contra Ladrones, Don Jose, Patino, Santa Rosa, Bolivar Veins, San Augustin, Tazapaya
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-17.37267, -66.81618
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 93-96.THORN, P.G., 1985, THE GEOLOGY OF THE CHICOTE SN-W HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM, BOLIVIA: UNPUB. PH.D. THESIS, SCOTLAND UNIV., ABERDEEN, 172 P.THORN, P.G., 1988, A TUNGSTEN VEIN DEPOSIT IN BOLIVIA: GEOLOGY TODAY, V. 4, P. 176-178.MONTES DE OCA, I., 1982, GEOGRAFIA Y RECURSOS NATURALES DE BOLIVIA: LA PAZ, P. 374.