Potosi
Past Producer
Vila Apacheta Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Tin
Copper
Zinc
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Tin
Tertiary
Copper, Zinc, Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Stratabound
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
IRREGULAR
Materials
Ore minerals
Bornite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stannite
Gangue
Ankerite, Apatite, Hematite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone · Torotoro
Structure
Syncline
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1850
Identification
Deposit ID
10006477
MRDS ID
BL20522
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-18.48096, -66.36613
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, 1962, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA BOLETIN 5, P. 181.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI