Potosi
Past Producer
Mollepunku Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Tungsten
Tin
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Commodities
Primary
Tungsten, Tin
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Model
77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Cassiterite, Wolframite
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Slate,Sandstone
Associated rock
Plutonic Rock · Kumurana Intrusive
Structure
Kari Kari Caldera
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1850
Identification
Deposit ID
10006328
MRDS ID
BL20325
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-19.84759, -65.69944
References
RIVERA, M., AND OTHERS, 1975, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL-BANCO MUNDIAL INFORMEGUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI