Nuevo Mundo Mine

Potosi, Bolivia

SilverLeadCopperZinc

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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities

PrimarySilver

SecondaryLead

TertiaryCopper, Zinc

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein

Deposit sizeS

Ore controlFractures

Materials

Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Tennantite

GangueBarite, Calcite, Pyrite, Quartz

Geology

Host rockDacite

Associated rockDacite

AlterationSericite, Kaolin, Chlorite, Pyrite, Silica

Economic & production

Development statusOccurrence

Identification

Deposit ID10005941

MRDS IDBL10150

RegionSA

Data scoreB

Coordinates-21.93699, -66.89946

References

SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA NUEVO MUNDO: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-12, 40P., MAP 1:1,000GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)PROSPECTED BY COMIBOL 1958CIMRI