Jaquegua Mine

Potosi, Bolivia

SilverLeadZincGold

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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities

PrimarySilver

SecondaryLead

TertiaryZinc, Gold

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein

Deposit sizeY

Materials

Ore mineralsArgentite, Galena, Sphalerite

GangueBarite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz

Geology

Host rockDacite · Quehua Superior

Associated rockDacite · Quehua Superior

AlterationSericite, Clays, Silica

Economic & production

Development statusPast Producer

First production1550

Discovery year1550

Identification

Deposit ID10086934

MRDS IDBL10124

RegionSA

Data scoreB

Coordinates-21.96172, -66.75446

References

SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA JAQUEGUA: PROYCECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-13, 23P.FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOLVISITED NOV. 1990 BY USGS (LUDINGTON, DU BRAY) AND GEOBOL (SORIACIMRI