Potosi
Producer
Ocuri Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Tin
Zinc
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Commodities
Primary
Tin
Secondary
Zinc
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit size
Y
Workings
Surface/Underground
Orebody form
BLANKET
Ore control
Three Systems Of Fissures
Materials
Ore minerals
Cassiterite, Sphalerite, Stannite
Gangue
Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Siderite
Geology
Host rock
Schist
Associated rock
Rhyodacite
Structure
Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into An Anticline With Mineralization On A West Flank
Tectonic setting
N-S Trending Eastern Cordillera
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
First production
1924
Identification
Deposit ID
10080454
MRDS ID
W031648
Region
SA
Data score
B
Coordinates
-18.86429, -65.79945
References
AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A.,1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL. 5