Potosi
Past Producer

Thappy Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
AntimonyArsenicCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
TertiaryArsenic, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Stibnite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
StructureOn East Flank Of Nw Trending Anticline
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10006473
MRDS IDBL20517
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-20.91424, -65.63277
References
VEDIA, J., GONZALES, R., AND ATASEVIC, V., 1978, INFORME PRELIMINAR DE INVENTARIACION MINA THAPPY CODIGO 309-0197-13: GEOBOL/BANCO MUNDIALGUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI