Mine detail: Margarita Mine

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -19.73038, -67.67588
dep_id: 10086942
mrds_id: BL10158
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Minor mineral: Lead, Gold
Trace mineral: Zinc, Cadmium, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Ankerite, Pyrite, Quartz
work_type: Underground
model: 77: Sn-polymetallic vein
alteration: Extensive Propylitic, Silicic Within Shears, Argillic Envelopes Around Shears Up To 2 M Wide.
ore_ctrl: Fractures
Reporter: Long, K.R., Gamble, Bruce (Usgs), Soria, Eduardo (Geobol)
hrock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
arock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff
Structure: Nw Trending Shear Zones
discr: Spanish Colonists
References:
  • Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 305-306.
  • Deposit:: COMIBOL, INFORME SOBRE GRUPO MINER MARIA LUISA, 4P.
  • Deposit:: SANJINES V., ORLANDO, 1968, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE TAGUA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, 102P., MAP 1:50,000.
  • Deposit:: MEDINA C., A., JIMENEZ CH., N., AND IBA%EZ V., V., 1988, CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICAS Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DEL YACIMIENTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS MARIA LUISA, ORURO-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-17, 32P.
  • Deposit:: EXAMINED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL SEPT 1990
  • Deposit:: THESIS BY SANJINES (1968)
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (MEDINA ET AL, 1988)
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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