Mine detail: Kami Mining District

Previously called 'QuatorceJuniniSan Juan De DiosAnchaSan AugustinBolivar VeinsSanta RosaPatinoDon JoseJusticia Contra LadronesLaguaniCamilio JihuatoTazapaya'

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Location

Lat / long:

-17.37267, -66.81618

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten
Secondary:	Tin
Tertiary:	Lead, Zinc
Discovery year:	1908

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	LODE
Production size:	Medium
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1908

Geology

Structure:	TWO FAULTS (N 75 E, 80N; N 30 W) AND AN ANTICLINAL AXIS IMMEDIATELY TO THE SW, NW TRENDING FOLDS AND FAULTS
Alteration processes:	SERICITE-SILICA-TOURMALINE, SUPERGENE OXIDATION

References

MRDS	W031489
DEP	60001837
Reference	{Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: BOLIVIA DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOL. 5, P. 93-96.}{Deposit:: THORN, P.G., 1985, THE GEOLOGY OF THE CHICOTE SN-W HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM, BOLIVIA: UNPUB. PH.D. THESIS, SCOTLAND UNIV., ABERDEEN, 172 P.}{Deposit:: THORN, P.G., 1988, A TUNGSTEN VEIN DEPOSIT IN BOLIVIA: GEOLOGY TODAY, V. 4, P. 176-178.}{Deposit:: MONTES DE OCA, I., 1982, GEOGRAFIA Y RECURSOS NATURALES DE BOLIVIA: LA PAZ, P. 374.}