Mine detail: Eureka Mine

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Location: La Paz, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.07712, -67.20755
dep_id: 10006192
mrds_id: BL20149
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Minor mineral: Tungsten
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Wolframite
gangue: Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
ore_ctrl: Faults
Reporter: Moreno, Jorge, Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Caradociana Amutara ;Cancaniri
hrock_type: Slate,Quartzite,Sandstone
disc_yr: 1965
References:
  • Deposit:: GOMEZ, G., 1984, PROYECTO DE SEMIMECANIZACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA, INFORME PRELIMINAR MINA EUREKA SEMECH: GEOBOL INFORME 032/83
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: GOMEZ (1984)
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