Potosi
Producer

Carmen Ii Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
LeadZincSilverCopper
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracturing Near Toropalca Fault (Miocene)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSlate,Shale,Sandstone
StructureWnw-Ssw Syncline, Toropalca Fault
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10006115
MRDS IDBL20048
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-20.3648, -65.66055
References
LAURA, F., 1983, CARMEN-II MINE, PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME 045/83CIMRI