Mine detail: Juanita Mine

Previously called 'Cerro Amarillo'

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Location

Lat / long: -22.59865, -67.79254

Resource(N)

Primary: Sulfur
Ore: Sulfur
Gangue: Chalcedony, Clay, Kaolinite, Opal

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Structure:Stratovolcano
Tectonic:Magmatic Arc
Alteration processes:Argillization, Kaolinization

References

MRDSBL10280
DEP10086955
Reference{Deposit:: RODRIGUEZ, R., AND OTHERS, 1976, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL DE LOS ANDES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 41P.}{Deposit:: ESPINOZA, A., 1990, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT.}{Other Database:: CIMRI}{Reserve-Resource:: ESPINOZA (1990)}
ReporterLong, Keith R.