La Paz
Past Producer

Tres Hermanos Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
ZincLeadSilver
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Ore mineralsSphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
Associated rockDiorite · Santa Vera Cruz Batholith
StructureN 30-40 W Trending Folds
AlterationContact Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10006465
MRDS IDBL20507
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-17.11434, -67.21616
References
ROCHA, D., 1980, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE LA MINERIA CHICA: INFORME PRELIMINAR GEOBOLGUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI