Mine detail: Huacata Mine

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Location: Tarija, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -21.23367, -64.87442
dep_id: 10006392
mrds_id: BL20413
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Barite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
alteration: Silicification
Reporter: Guerra, Edwin, Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Cieneguillas Formation
hrock_type: Shale
Structure: N-S Trending Anticlines And Synclines
References:
  • Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL MINING CO. MINTEC I-VM-II.
  • Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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