Mine detail: Alto Chapare Mine

Previously called 'El LimboLa CascadaEl PuenteMurilloSan CarlosLa PazSal Si PuedesMagdalena'

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Location

Lat / long:

-17.081, -65.49945

Resource(B)

Primary:	Magnesite
Tertiary:	Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos
Ore:	Magnesite, Talc
Gangue:	Calcite, Dolomite, Limonite, Quartz
Orebody form:	BLANKET
Discovery year:	1850

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Slate,Quartzite,Siltstone,Sandstone
Alteration processes:	Metamorphism Of Magnesite-Talc To Asbestos

References

MRDS	BL20075
DEP	10006136
Reference	{Deposit:: MURILLO, J., AND FLORES, O., 1967, GEOBOL INFORME GE/2-M-2 ARCHIVO MINTEC.}{Deposit:: TAPIA, OSCAR, 1970, INFORME INTERNO ALTO CHAPARE.}{Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Guerra, Edwin, Long, Keith R.