Mine detail: Ascension Mine

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.74765, -66.92448
dep_id: 10080375
mrds_id: W031499
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Trace mineral: Antimony
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Scheelite, Stibnite
gangue: Barite, Pyrite, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
model: 46: W veins
ore_ctrl: Fracture Or Shear Zone
Reporter: Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.)
hrock_type: Shale,Sandstone
Structure: Conde Auque Ridge, A Vast Nw Trending Anticline
tectonic: Cordilleras Altas Orientales
References:
  • 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
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