Potosi
Occurrence

Bonete Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
SilverLeadCopperBismuth
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryCopper, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Bornite, Cerussite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Tennantite
GangueKaolinite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockTuff,Dacite
Associated rockTuff,Dacite
AlterationKaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10005968
MRDS IDBL10187
Alternate namesCerro Bonete
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.75116, -66.47001
References
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA BONETE: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-1, 4P.JIMENEZ, N., AND NU%EZ, G., 1988, EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL EN METALES PRECIOSOS DE LOS CERROS PUCASALLE AND PUCA ORKHO: LA PAZ, UNDP, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 36P.CIMRI