Mine detail: Maria Teresa Mine

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -18.94818, -66.71808
dep_id: 10006340
mrds_id: BL20340
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Trace mineral: Arsenic, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
alteration: Pyritization, Oxidation
Reporter: Edwin Guerra, Long, Keith R.
hrock_type: Slate,Quartzite,Shale
disc_yr: 1850
References:
  • Deposit:: TARQUINO, R., 1969, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT 1969-I-M15
  • Deposit:: SANDOVAL, R., AND RUIZ, E., 1974, INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERA CHICA: GEOBOL INTERNAL REPORT
  • Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: SANDOVAL AND RUIZ (1974)
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