Mine detail: Santiago Mine

Previously called 'Wichuraya'

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Location

Lat / long:

-17.0499, -67.43116

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten, Antimony
Tertiary:	Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold
Ore:	Ferberite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form:	BLANKET

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host type:	Hornfels,Slate,Quartzite,Shale,Siltstone,Sandstone
Structure:	On A Nw Trending Anticline
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	BL20262
DEP	10006278
Reference	{Deposit:: VIA, A., SALVADOR, N., AND AVENDANO, A., 1984, SANTIAGO MINE SEMIMECHANIZATION PROJECT: GEOBOL INTERNAL REPORT}{Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: VIA AND OTHERS (1984)}
Reporter	Yugar, Walter, Long, Keith R.