Mine detail: Excelsior Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-17.94765, -66.71614

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tin
Ore:	Cassiterite
Gangue:	Quartz, Tourmaline
Discovery year:	1850

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Uncia;Llallagua
Host type:	Slate,Quartzite
Structure:	On Eastern Flank Of A N-S Syncline
Alteration processes:	Silicification, Propylitization

References

MRDS	BL20265
DEP	10006280
Reference	{Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVI}{Deposit:: QUA}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Guerra, Edwin, Long, Keith R.