Mine detail: Monserrat Mine

Previously called 'IchicolloIchikollo'

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Location

Lat / long:

-18.41431, -66.86197

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tin
Tertiary:	Antimony, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Arsenic
Ore:	Cassiterite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stannite, Wurtzite
Gangue:	Alunite, Dolomite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Tourmaline, Vivianite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1926
Last production ended:	1948

Geology

Host type:	Shale,Sandstone
Structure:	Nw-Trending Folds
Alteration processes:	Weak Silicification Of Wallrock. Fragments Of Shale Within The Vein Are Silicified And Sericitized. Veins Oxidized To A Depth Of 20-30 M. Zone Of Secondary Enrichment Underlies Oxidized Zone.

References

MRDS	BL20344
DEP	10006344
Reference	{Deposit:: LEIDING, B., 1962, INFORMACION GENERAL SOBRE EL MINERAL ICHOCOLLO (POOPO) EN BOLIVIA.}{Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA}{Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 160-161}{Deposit:: GIBSON, R., AND TURNEAURE, F.S., 1950, TIN DEPOSIT OF THE MONSERRAT MINE, BOLIVIA: TRANSACTIONS AIME, V. 187, P. 1071-1078.}{Deposit:: DIAZ O., E., 1924, INFORME SOBRE LAS MINAS DE ICHICOLLO, DEPARTAMENTO DE ORURO, BOLIVIA: SANTIAGO, COMPANIA MINERA MONSERRAT, 52 P.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Production:: AHLFELD AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA (1964)}
Reporter	Long, Keith R.