Potosi
Past Producer

Felicidad Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
TinSilver
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlEpigenetico Estructural
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite
GangueAlunite, Barite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone,Volcanic Ash,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
AlterationSilicification, Argillization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10006322
MRDS IDBL20318
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-19.5976, -65.74944
References
FONDO NACIONAL DE EXPLORACION MINERA (FONEM), 1982, MINA FELICIDAD PROYECTO 262/82.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI