Location: | Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America |
Lat / long: | -17.88098, -66.36613 |
dep_id: | 10068810 |
mrds_id: | W002066 |
Commodity type: | metallic |
Major mineral: | Tin |
Minor mineral: | Zinc, Lead |
Trace mineral: | Silver, Antimony |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Production occurred |
Development status: | Producer |
ore: | Cassiterite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite |
gangue: | Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Siderite |
orebody_fm: | VEINS AND POCKETS, DISSEMINATED |
work_type: | Underground |
model: | 77: Sn-polymetallic vein |
conc_proc: | Mesothermal Epigenetic Veins. To South Of Area, Zn, Pb, Ag And Sb Minerals Become Noteworthy |
ore_ctrl: | Conjugate Nw And Ne Fissure Systems In Nw-Trending Folded Sedimentary Rocks. |
Reporter: | Irving, Earl M., Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando |
hrock_unit: | Torotoro;Suticollo |
hrock_type: | Shale,Sandstone |
Structure: | Nw-Se, Major Conjugate Fissure Systems |
tectonic: | Eastern Cordillera |
Year first produced: | 1870 |
disc_yr: | 1870 |
References: |
- Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS: DEPTO. NAC. DE GEOL. BOL. 5 (ESPECIAL), P 150-152
- Deposit:: GUMUCIO, CARLOS, 1967, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE COLCHA-CERRO GRANDE-BOLIVAR: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO
- Production:: MINISTRY OF MINES AND METALLURGY, 1970
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