Potosi
Past Producer
Suiza Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Lead
Zinc
Silver
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Lead
Secondary
Zinc
Tertiary
Silver, Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Sandstone · Agua Y Toro
Structure
On Both Limbs Of An Anticline
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1850
Identification
Deposit ID
10006476
MRDS ID
BL20521
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-21.32339, -65.44415
References
FONEM INFORME PROYECTO NO. 271/82GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI