Potosi
Past Producer

Jayas Mayu Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
TungstenZincTinCopperAntimonyBismuthSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Zinc, Tin, Copper, Antimony
SecondaryBismuth, Silver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuthinite, Cassiterite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Wolframite
GangueJarosite, Limonite, Pyrite, Specularite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockShale,Sandstone
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationContact Metamorphism (Chlorite-Hornfels), Tourmalinization. Zones Of Bleaching Around Veins 2 To 5 M Wide.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10006488
MRDS IDBL30025
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-16.45742, -68.3398
References
PINTO V., J., 1988, MODELO CONCEPTUAL Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE METALES PRECIOSOS DE LA REGION UBINA, POTOSI, BOLIVIA: UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, PROJECT BOL/87/12, 22 PCIMRI