Potosi
Past Producer
Kentiyoc Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Silver
Lead
Zinc
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Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
Primary
Silver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Materials
Ore minerals
Sphalerite
Gangue
Limonite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Sandstone · Mojona
Structure
Three Fracture Sets: (1) N30-50e 83 Nw; (2) N40-50w 50-70sw; (3) E-W 80-85s.
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10006399
MRDS ID
BL20421
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-21.16423, -65.79944
References
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI