Potosi
Past Producer
Central Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Zinc
Lead
Silver
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Zinc, Lead
Secondary
Silver, Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue
Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Sandstone · Obispo
Structure
On W Flank Of N20e Anticline Cut By N-S And Nw-Se Fractures
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10006413
MRDS ID
BL20441
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-21.32562, -65.47221
References
FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO NO. 295/82GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI