Potosi
Past Producer

Velasco Y Del Rio Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
AntimonyGoldLeadCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
SecondaryGold
TertiaryLead, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Stibnite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale
StructureOn W Flank Of An Overturned Nw-Se Trending Anticline
AlterationArgillization, Pyritization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10006474
MRDS IDBL20518
Alternate namesJankolaime
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-18.59124, -66.41613
References
VARGAS, W., 1975, PROGRAMA DE INVENTARIACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA MINERIA CHICA: GEOBOL/BANCO MUNDIALGUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRIGUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)