Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimaryBismuth, Silver
TertiaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlE-W Structure; Contact Between Dacite Intrusive And Bonete Lavas
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnkerite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDacite
Associated rockDacite
AlterationPropylitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10006001
MRDS IDBL10232
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.80366, -66.44473
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, 35P., MAPS 1:50,000; 1:10,000.VALENCIA, J., 1973, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION ORIENTAL DEL CERRO BONETE, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ-DEPTO. DE POTOSI: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 89P.VEDIA M., J., AND CORTEZ, G., 1966, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA DE BISMUTO SALVADORA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-505, 4P., MAP 1:500.AHLFELD, FEDERICO, 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BILBAO, IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL, P. 142GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (VEDIA AND CORTEZ, 1966)GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (JIMENEZ AND NUNEZ, 1988)VISITED OCT. 1990 BY USGS/GEOBOLTHESIS BY VALENCIA (1973)CIMRI