La Paz
Past Producer
Porfia Mine
La Paz, Bolivia
Copper
Silver
Lead
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Commodities
Primary
Copper
Secondary
Silver
Tertiary
Lead
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Stratabound
Model
197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
LENTICULAR
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcocite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone
Alteration
Bleaching
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10086948
MRDS ID
BL10227
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-17.57155, -68.18784
References
SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1963, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE DEL ALTIPLANO BOLIVIANO: MISION GEOLOGICA ALEMANA EN BOLIVIA INFORME 44, 158PGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION TO BOLIVIA (SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, 1963CIMRI