Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPossible Nw Trending Structure, Hydrothermal Breccias
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Sphalerite
GangueAlunite, Barite, Jarosite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDacite
AlterationCore Of Silicic Alteration Flanked By Sericitic (Inner) And Argillic (Outer) Alteration. Silicified Zone Is Capped By Opaline Bodies In Propylitized Dacite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10005847
MRDS IDBL10007
Alternate namesSan Antonio De Lipez
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.86644, -66.8314
References
FLORES A., MARIO, 1988, IDENTIFICATION Y EVALUACION PRELIMINAR DE YACIMIENTOS EPITERMALES DE METALES PRECIOSOS DE SAN ANTONIO DE LIPEZ, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-24, 23P, MAPS, 1:100,000; 1:10,000.SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA SAN ANTONIO: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-10, 86P.OUDEMANS, W., AND ZUBRZYCKI, P.P., 1958, INFORME DE LA MINA MACHU SOCAVON: UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO COMIBOLZUBRZYCKI, P.P., AND BUSTOS, A., 1958, INFORME DE LA MINA MACHU SOCAVON: UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO COMIBOLGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY ZUBRZYCKI (1956)REGIONAL GEOLOGIC MAPPING BY GEOBOL, SAN PABLO DE LIPEZ (6228) 1:100,000 QUADRANGLEGEOLOGICAL STUDY BY GEOBOL PROYECTO LIPEZ (1970)GEOLOGICAL STUDY BY UNDP PROGRAM (FLORES, 1988)CIMRI