Mine detail: Santa Ana Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-20.90757, -66.27945

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper, Silver
Secondary:	Bismuth, Tin
Tertiary:	Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Antimony
Ore:	Bismuthinite, Cassiterite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Marcasite, Quartz
Orebody form:	TABULAR
Discovery year:	1870

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1870

Geology

Host type:	Shale,Sandstone
Associated type:	Dacite
Structure:	Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into An Anticline Trending Nw-Se

References

MRDS	W031632
DEP	10080440
Reference	{Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5.}{Deposit:: ARIAS A., ALFREDO, 1972, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO MINERO DEL AREA ANIMAS-CHOCAYA: LA PAZ, UMSA, TESIS DE GRADO}
Reporter	Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando