Potosi
Occurrence

Escapa Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
CopperSilverGold
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsBrochantite, Chrysocolla, Tenorite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Last production1971
Identification
Deposit ID10086916
MRDS IDBL10019
Alternate namesEskapa
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.22396, -67.68838
References
OFFICER, H.G., 1917, COMBINED REPORT ON THE ESCAPA COPPER MINE AND THE CUIDADO SILVER MINE: UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO THE ANDES EXPLORATION CO. (ANACONDA), 6PPROSPECT EVALUATION BY ANDES EXPLORATION CO. (ANACONDA) 1917VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL IN 1990CIMRI