Mine detail: Ascension Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-17.74765, -66.92448

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Tertiary:	Antimony
Ore:	Scheelite, Stibnite
Gangue:	Barite, Pyrite, Quartz
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	W031499
DEP	10080375
Reference	AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 98, 101
Reporter	Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.)