Mine detail: Japo Mine

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -18.05459, -66.83698
dep_id: 10080435
mrds_id: W031627
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Cassiterite
gangue: Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
orebody_fm: STOCK
work_type: Underground
model: 77: Sn-polymetallic vein
alteration: Silicification, Tourmalinization
ore_ctrl: Fractures And Shear Zones In Sandstone
Reporter: Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando
hrock_unit: Pampa Shale;Llallagua Sandstone;Cancaniri Graywacke
hrock_type: Shale,Siltstone,Sandstone
arock_unit: San Pablo Stock
arock_type: Latite
Structure: Sedimentary Rocks Folded Sw Into An Anticline
tectonic: Nw Trending Eastern Cordillera
disc_yr: 1900
References:
  • Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., SCHEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS: BOLIVIA DEPARTMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL 5.
  • Deposit:: VALDA, J., 1970, DESCRIPCION GEOLOGICA DEL YACIMIENTO DE JAPO: INFORMA NO. SGG-18/70 - COMIBOL
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