Mine detail: La Bomba Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-17.70599, -66.96615

Resource(B)

Primary:	Tungsten
Secondary:	Fluorine-Fluorite
Ore:	Fluorite, Scheelite
Gangue:	Aragonite, Barite, Calcite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Shale,Sandstone
Structure:	Conde Auque Ridge, A Vast Nw Trending Anticline
Tectonic:	Cordilleras Altas Orientales

References

MRDS	W031497
DEP	10080373
Reference	AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 98, 100
Reporter	Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.)