Potosi
Past Producer
La Riqueza Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Silver
Zinc
Lead
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Zinc, Lead
Secondary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Workings
Surface/Underground
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue
Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Sandstone
Structure
Anticline
Alteration
Silicification
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10006585
MRDS ID
BL30146
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-20.41425, -65.73277
References
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI(1-2) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)