Potosi
Past Producer
Porvenir Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Zinc
Silver
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Zinc
Secondary
Silver, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Sandstone · Agua Y Toro
Structure
On W Flank Of N-S Anticline
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1950
Identification
Deposit ID
10006393
MRDS ID
BL20414
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-21.38088, -65.39943
References
FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO NO. 270/82GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA