Potosi
Producer
Vargaral Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Silver
Lead
Zinc
Copper
⌖ Show on map
USGS source ↗
Commodities
Primary
Silver, Lead
Secondary
Zinc
Tertiary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Sandstone
Structure
N15w Trending Anticline
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10006482
MRDS ID
BL20527
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-19.63093, -65.09943
References
CAMACHO, E., AND LARA, S., 1976, VARGARAL MINE PRELIMINARY REPORT: CODE 310-105-05: GEOBOL/UNDP INFORMEGUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRICAMACHO AND LARA (1976)