Mine detail: Alto Chapare Mine

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

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Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.081, -65.49945
dep_id: 10006136
mrds_id: BL20075
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Magnesite
Trace mineral: Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Magnesite, Talc
gangue: Calcite, Dolomite, Limonite, Quartz
orebody_fm: BLANKET
work_type: Unknown
model: 67: Carbonate-hosted magnesite-talc
alteration: Metamorphism Of Magnesite-Talc To Asbestos
Reporter: Guerra, Edwin, Long, Keith R.
hrock_type: Slate,Quartzite,Siltstone,Sandstone
disc_yr: 1850
References:
  • 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
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