Potosi
Past Producer
La Salvadora Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Lead
Silver
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Lead, Silver
Tertiary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
PINCH AND SWELL
Ore control
Peripheral To Chachacomiri And Constancia Intrusives
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite
Gangue
Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone · Agua Dulce
Associated rock
Plutonic Rock
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Last production
1975
Discovery year
1965
Identification
Deposit ID
10006432
MRDS ID
BL20466
Region
SA
Data score
D
Coordinates
-19.7101, -65.78722
References
UNPUBLISHED DATA, GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION TO BOLIVIACIMRI