Mine detail: La Colorada Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-17.51433, -66.79948

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tin
Ore:	Cassiterite, Wolframite
Gangue:	Clay, Pyrite, Quartz
Discovery year:	1850

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Slate,Shale
Alteration processes:	Argillization

References

MRDS	BL20264
DEP	10006279
Reference	{Deposit:: RODRIGUEZ, J.A., 1946, I-94, ARCHIVO MINTEC.}{Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Guerra, Edwin, Long, Keith R.