Mine detail: Volcan Quemado Deposit

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -18.62096, -68.76202
dep_id: 10005841
mrds_id: BL00064
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Dimension
Trace mineral: Volcanic Materials, Pumice
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Pumice, Tuff
work_type: Surface
Reporter: Orris, Greta J. (Asher-Bolinder, Sigrid)
hrock_type: Pumice,Tuff,Volcanic Ash
arock_type: Pumice,Volcanic Ash,Welded Tuff
References:
  • Deposit:: FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBO
  • Deposit:: SITE VISIT BY S. ASHER-BOLINDER (USGS), EDUARDO SORIA (GEOBOL), AND EDUARDO COMACHO (GEOBOL) IN AUGUST, 1990
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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