Mine detail: Villazon Mine

Previously called 'Minas Polo'

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Location

Lat / long: -22.09754, -65.59943

Resource(M)

Primary: Iron, Lead, Copper
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Limonite, Malachite, Siderite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1969

Geology

Host type:Quartzite,Shale

References

MRDSW026242
DEP10078087
ReferenceJUAREZ C., L., 1973 , YACIMIENTOS DE HIERRO EN EL OCCIDENTE DE BOLIVIA, IN ANALES DE LA 3D CONVENCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, 1973 : SOC. GEOL. BOLIVIANA BOL. 20 , P. 165-176
ReporterCooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.)