Potosi
Occurrence
Alianza Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Copper
Lead
Silver
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Commodities
Primary
Copper
Tertiary
Lead, Silver
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
LENTICULAR
Ore control
Faults, Preferred Beds
Materials
Ore minerals
Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone · Quehua Inferior
Structure
Ne Anticline, Normal Fault N82e
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10005909
MRDS ID
BL10097
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-21.68533, -67.15114
References
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA ALIANZA: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-31, 21P., MAPS 1:2,000; 1:500GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL 1990CIMRI