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Cochabamba

Kami tungsten district

Mineral locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: wolframite, cassiterite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Cordillera wolframite veins worked by cooperatives since the tungsten booms

Documented tungsten center in Bolivian mining records.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

altitude, rough roads

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