Mine detail: Mallachuma Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: -17.04768, -67.43282

Resource(M)

Primary: Tin
Gangue: Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Hornfels,Slate
Structure:Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into A Broad Anticline Trending Nw-Se
Tectonic:Nw Trending Eastern Cordillera
Alteration processes:Tourmalinization

References

MRDSW031642
DEP10080449
ReferenceAHLFELD, F. AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A. 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA, BOL. 5
ReporterUrquidi-Barrau, Fernando