Mine detail: Quillacas Mine

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.71433, -66.93281
dep_id: 10080377
mrds_id: W031501
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tungsten
Trace mineral: Antimony
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Ferberite, Stibnite
gangue: Chalcedony, Quartz
orebody_fm: TABULAR
model: 46: W veins
alteration: Silicification, Pyritization, Kaolinization
ore_ctrl: Fractures
Reporter: Ericksen, George E. (Rowe, William D.)
hrock_type: Shale
Structure: Conde Auque, A Vast Nw Trending Anticline
tectonic: Cordilleras Altas Orientales
References:
  • AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 98, 101
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