Potosi
Occurrence
Yarvicoya-Chulchucani Prospect
Potosi, Bolivia
Uranium
Copper
Zinc
Cobalt
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Commodities
Primary
Uranium, Copper, Zinc
Secondary
Cobalt
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Ore control
Secondary U Mineralization Localized By Breccia Zones And Fracturing
Materials
Ore minerals
Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Uraninite
Gangue
Calcite
Geology
Host rock
Siltstone,Sandstone
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10006579
MRDS ID
BL30138
Region
SA
Data score
D
Coordinates
-19.33094, -65.63277
References
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA.APARICIO, A., 1978, MINERALIZACION DE URANIO EN ROCAS VOLCANICAS TERCIARIAS: COMISION DE ENERGIA NUCLEAR, INTERNAL REPORT.CIMRI