Mine detail: Venus Mine

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -18.47152, -66.8403
dep_id: 10107608
mrds_id: BL20339
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin, Bismuth
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Bismuthinite, Cassiterite
gangue: Pyrite
work_type: Underground
alteration: Silicification
Reporter: Guerra, Edwin, Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Catavi;Uncia;Llallagua;Huanuni
hrock_type: Slate,Quartzite,Shale,Sandstone,Till
Structure: Tight Anticlines And Broad Syclines Cut By Transverse Faults ; Reg.Trends: Altiplano
References:
  • Deposit:: CERVEZA R., OSCAR, 1971, COMIBOL INTERNAL REPORT 1971-1-V-9
  • Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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