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

MRDSBL20075
DEP10006136
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}
ReporterGuerra, Edwin, Long, Keith R.