Potosi
Past Producer

Aurora Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
LeadSilverZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueBarite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Obispo
StructureOn W Limb Of Faulted Anticline
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10006411
MRDS IDBL20438
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-21.63255, -65.4861
References
FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO N 240/82GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI(1-2) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)