Potosi
Past Producer

Orquestaca Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
AntimonyCopperLead
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
TertiaryCopper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Stibnite
GanguePyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
StructureOn E Flank Of Anticline
AlterationSilicification, Argillization, Surficial Oxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10006415
MRDS IDBL20444
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-21.76422, -65.78277
References
VEDIA, J., AND CAMACHO, E., 1976, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL INFORMESANDOVAL, L. AND OTHERS, 1978, ESTUDIO DE VIABILIDAD, MINA ORQUESTACA: GEOBOL INFORMEGUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI