Mine detail: Ocuri Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-18.86429, -65.79945

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tin
Secondary:	Zinc
Ore:	Cassiterite, Sphalerite, Stannite
Gangue:	Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite
Orebody form:	BLANKET

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1924

Geology

Host type:	Schist
Associated type:	Rhyodacite
Structure:	Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into An Anticline With Mineralization On A West Flank
Tectonic:	N-S Trending Eastern Cordillera

References

MRDS	W031648
DEP	10080454
Reference	AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A.,1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5
Reporter	Urquidi-Barrau, Fernando