Mine detail: Venus Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-18.47152, -66.8403

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tin, Bismuth
Ore:	Bismuthinite, Cassiterite
Gangue:	Pyrite

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Catavi;Uncia;Llallagua;Huanuni
Host type:	Slate,Quartzite,Shale,Sandstone,Till
Structure:	Tight Anticlines And Broad Syclines Cut By Transverse Faults ; Reg.Trends: Altiplano
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	BL20339
DEP	10107608
Reference	{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}
Reporter	Guerra, Edwin, Long, Keith R.