Mine detail: Vilacota Mine

Previously called 'Wila Kkota'

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Location

Lat / long: -18.47541, -66.65225

Resource(M)

Primary: Tin
Tertiary: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Ore: Cassiterite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Marcasite, Pyrite
Orebody form: PINCH AND SWELL

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Shale,Sandstone
Structure:Along Axis Of Vilacota Anticline
Alteration processes:Silicification

References

MRDSBL20523
DEP10006478
Reference{Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL MINING CO. 1967, EXPLORATION REPORT NO. 313/67: MINTEC ARCHIVE I-VM-11}{Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
ReporterLong, Keith R., Guerra, Edwin