Potosi
Producer
Bolivar Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Stratabound
Model
197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
LENTICULAR
Ore control
Replacement Of Fossilized Plants
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone · Quehua Inferior
Structure
Anticline, N50 To 80e Fractures
Alteration
Weak Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10005882
MRDS ID
BL10060
Alternate names
Cabreria Mine, San Salvador Mine
Region
SA
Data score
B
Coordinates
-21.63227, -67.10253
References
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA BOLIVAR: PROYECTO COMIBOL-LIPEZ-70 INFORME GE-26, 27P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971CIMRI