Potosi
Producer

Baltazar Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
SilverLeadZincCopperTin
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Lead
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlN-S Zones Of Weakness
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Cuprite, Galena, Sphalerite
GangueLimonite, Specularite
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10086928
MRDS IDBL10103
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-19.97316, -68.38618
References
SANJINES, R., 1968, INFORME DE LA ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINERA A LA PROPIEDAD DE LA COOPERATIVA MINERA INDUSTRIAL EL PORVENIR LIMITADA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 14P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500; 1:200.MCNAMEE, J, 1985, CERRO CHINCHILLAGUAY: CIA. MINERA DEL SUR S.A., UNPUBLISHED REPORTGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL, SANJINES (1968CIMRI