Potosi
Past Producer
Pena Amarilla Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Silver
Lead
Zinc
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Lead, Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Unknown
Materials
Ore minerals
Sphalerite
Gangue
Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Sandstone
Structure
On E Flank Of N-S Anticline Cut By Nw-Trending Reverse Faults
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1850
Identification
Deposit ID
10006402
MRDS ID
BL20424
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-21.68949, -65.47249
References
FONEM, 1992, INFORMEGUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI