Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimaryBismuth, Silver
TertiaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Chalcopyrite
GangueAnkerite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockDacite
AlterationPropylitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1979
Identification
Deposit ID10005853
MRDS IDBL10015
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.79394, -66.45056
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: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-23, 35P., MAPS 1:50,000; 1:10,000VALENCIA, 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 DE POTOSI: UNPUBLISHED THESIS, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 89P.ROWE, G., 1961, PRUEBAS FLOTACION CON MINERALES DE LA MINA BOLIVAR: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-74, 3P.AHLFELD, FEDERICO, 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BILBAO, IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL, P. 141-142.GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (JIMENEZ AND NUNEZ, 1988)VISITED OCT 1990 BY USGS/GEOBOLMINERALOGY OF MINE (PAVONITE) WAS STUDIED BY FEDERICO AHLFELDGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY VALENCIA (1973)CIMRI