Potosi
Producer

Santa Rosa Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
SilverLeadCopperCadmiumZinc
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryCopper, Cadmium, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockDacite
AlterationSericitic, Propylitic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10005852
MRDS IDBL10014
Alternate namesAdits: Elsa, Ppal
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.78727, -66.49334
References
JIMENEZ CH., NESTOR AND NUNEZ A., GERMAN, 1988, EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL EN METALES PRECIOSOS DE LOS CERROS PUCASALLE Y PUCA ORKHO, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRANA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, 35P., MAPS 1:50,000;1:10,000.VALENCIA, J., 1973, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION ORIENTAL DEL CERRO BONETE, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ-DEPTO. DE POTOSI: UNPUBLISHED THESIS, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 89P.SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA (GEOBOL), 1971, MINA SANTA ROSA: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-02, 16P.CARO, E., 1964, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINERA ARGENTO-PLUMBO-ZINQUIFERA SANTA ROSA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-359, MAP 1:1,000.SUGAKI ET AL, 1986, GEOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SUR LIPEZ DISTRICT, BOLIVIA: SCIENCE REPORTS OF THE TOHOKU UNIVERSITY, SRS. 3, V. 16, N. 3, P. 327-352.GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (GEOBOL, 1971)GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (JIMENEZ AND NUNEZ, 1988)VISITED OCT. 1990 BY USGS/GEOBOLGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY CARO (1964)GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY JICA/MMAJ (SUGAKI ET AL, 1986)CIMRIJIMENEZ AND NUNEZ (1988)