Potosi
Past Producer
Don Pablo De Chilcani Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Lead
Silver
Zinc
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Lead, Silver, Zinc
Secondary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Ore control
Fractures Parallel To Fold Axes
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Sandstone
Structure
N20w Fold Axes
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1850
Identification
Deposit ID
10006581
MRDS ID
BL30140
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-19.53093, -65.09943
References
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA.FONEM, 1982, INFORME PROYECTO 265/1982.CIMRI(1-3) FONEM (1982)