Mine detail: Huayna Potosi Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-16.83101, -67.49949

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tin
Ore:	Cassiterite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Quimsa Cruz Batholith
Host type:	Diorite
Structure:	On E Side Of Quimsa Cruz Batholith
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	BL20481
DEP	10006444
Reference	{Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL MINING CO., 1969, EXPLORATION REPORT 303/69, MINTEC ARCHIVE I-VM-11.}{Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Guerra, Edwin, Long, Keith R.