Potosi
Past Producer

Excelsior Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
Tin
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Commodities
PrimaryTin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite
GangueQuartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSlate,Quartzite · Uncia;Llallagua
StructureOn Eastern Flank Of A N-S Syncline
AlterationSilicification, Propylitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10006280
MRDS IDBL20265
RegionSA
Data scoreD
Coordinates-17.94765, -66.71614
References
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIAQUACIMRI