Mine detail: Caracota Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -20.08926, -65.91056

Resource(M)

Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Tin
Tertiary: Gold, Zinc
Ore: Gold, Sphalerite, Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Producer

Geology

Host type:Sandstone
Structure:Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into Broad Anticline; Mineralization On E. Limb
Tectonic:N-S Trending Eastern Cordillera

References

MRDSW031638
DEP10080445
ReferenceAHLFELD, F. AND SHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE LOS HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL.
ReporterUrquidi-Barrau, Fernando