Potosi
Past Producer

Santa Rosa De Kasiri Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
LeadSilverZincCopperAntimonyArsenicBismuth
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Jamesonite, Sphalerite
GangueBarite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone · Cancaniri Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Kari Kari Batholith
StructureN-S Folding
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10006419
MRDS IDBL20450
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-19.78092, -65.74944
References
LA FUENTE, J., 1982, FONEM INTERNAL REPORTAHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 293.CIMRI