Potosi
Past Producer
La Poderosa Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Silver
Zinc
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Zinc, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Materials
Ore minerals
Sphalerite
Gangue
Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Sandstone · Obispo
Structure
Minor, Fractured Folds Trending N40e
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Last production
1979
Discovery year
1950
Identification
Deposit ID
10006414
MRDS ID
BL20442
Region
SA
Data score
B
Coordinates
-21.41422, -65.53276
References
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIAMINTEC, 1982, REPORT TO FONEMCIMRI