Mine detail: La Colorada Mine

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Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.51433, -66.79948
dep_id: 10006279
mrds_id: BL20264
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cassiterite, Wolframite
gangue: Clay, Pyrite, Quartz
alteration: Argillization
Reporter: Guerra, Edwin, Long, Keith R.
hrock_type: Slate,Shale
disc_yr: 1850
References:
  • Deposit:: RODRIGUEZ, J.A., 1946, I-94, ARCHIVO MINTEC.
  • Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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