Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryLead
TertiaryCadmium, Zinc, Bismuth, Copper, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlPrimary N30 To 70e, Secondary N20 To 60w, Tertiary Ew Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueHematite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockDacite · Rondal Basalt;Rondal Basalt
StructureDacite Porphyry Dome
AlterationArgillic Alteration In Areas Of Most Intense Fracturing, Chloritic Alteration In Less Fractured Areas, Centered Upon A Dacite Dome.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10086912
MRDS IDBL10004
Alternate namesGoya I, Santa Rosa
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.64227, -66.50556
References
MEDINA C., ALFONSO, AND IBANEZ V., VICTOR, 1988, CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICAS Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DEL YACIMIENTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS DE MERCEDES, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-18, 16P., MAPS 1:50,000; 1:10,000.PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70, 1971, MINA MERCEDES-GOYA, INFORME GE-05, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 11P.VALENCIA, JOSE, 1973, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION ORIENTAL DEL CERRO BONETE: UNPUBLISHED THESIS, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZDEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, GEOLOGICAL STUDY, 1964GEOBOL/COMIBOL PROYECTO LIPEZ, GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL STUDY, 1970-1971.VISITED OCT. 11, 1990 BY USGS/GEOBOLUNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, GEOLOGICAL STUDY, 1988CIMRI