Mine detail: Azanaques Mining Group

Previously called 'Mines: Mercedes and Calahuana'

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -18.98095, -66.7328
dep_id: 10006420
mrds_id: BL20451
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Trace mineral: Copper, Arsenic, Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite
gangue: Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
alteration: Contact Metamorphism
Reporter: Gomez G., Gabriel, Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Llallagua Cancaniri;Cancaniri
hrock_type: Shale
arock_type: Diorite
References:
  • Deposit:: RUIZ G., L., AND MONTANO L., R., 1974, AZANAQUES MINING GROUP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT, MERCEDES AND CALAHUANA MINES: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G2/220
  • Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 164.
  • Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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