Mine detail: Carabuco Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-16.93101, -67.41616

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Secondary:	Bismuth
Ore:	Scheelite, Wolframite
Gangue:	Quartz, Tourmaline
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Hornfels,Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Associated rock:	Quimsa Cruz Batholith
Associated type:	Diorite
Structure:	Veins In Area Trend Parallel To The Contact
Tectonic:	Cordilleras Altas Orietales, Quimsa Cruz Batholith

References

MRDS	W031478
DEP	10080355
Reference	{Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 86.}{Deposit:: GRANT, J.N., ET. AL., 1979, K-AR AGES OF IGNEOUS ROCKS AND MINERALIZATION IN PART OF THE BOLIVIAN TIN BELT: ECON. GEOL., V. 74, P. 838-851.}
Reporter	Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.)