Potosi
Past Producer

San Luis Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
ZincLeadSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Agua Y Toro
Associated rockMafic Intrusive Rock
StructureOn W Flank Of Cornaca Anticline
AlterationBasic Dykes: Propylitization-Chloritization, Argillitization, Pyritization.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10006387
MRDS IDBL20405
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-21.04756, -65.5661
References
VEDIA, J., AND CAMACHO, E., 1976, PROYECTO DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL INFORMEGUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI