Mine detail: La Deseada Mine

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -19.66843, -67.70282
dep_id: 10005877
mrds_id: BL10053
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
gangue: Barite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
model: 77: Sn-polymetallic vein
alteration: Zoned Vertically From Top: Silicification, Silicification-Argillization, Propylitization
ore_ctrl: E-W Fractures
Reporter: Long, Keith R., Mosier, Dan
hrock_type: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
discr: Spanish Colonists
References:
  • Deposit:: MEDINA C., A., JIMENEZ CH., N., AND IBANEZ V., V., 1988, CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICAS Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DEL YACIMIENTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS MARIA LUISA, ORURO-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-17, 32P.
  • Deposit:: URIBE, HERNAN, 1989, YACIMIENTOS ARGENTIFEROS-AURIFEROS DE GUADALUPE Y LA DESEADA: INTI RAYMI SA, UNPUBLISHED REPORT
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL EVALUATION BY UNDP (MEDINA ET. AL., 1988
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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