Potosi
Past Producer

La Porfia Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
AntimonyCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Stibnite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Till
StructureIn The Nucleus Of The Jankolaime Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10006339
MRDS IDBL20338
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-18.59763, -66.41613
References
FONEM, 1980, INFORME ETAPA "A" MINA PORFIA PROYECTO 86/78: CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION, FONDO NACIONAL DE EXPLORACION MINERA.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI