Potosi
Producer

Mesa De Plata Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
SilverTinLeadZincGoldBismuthAntimony
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimarySilver
SecondaryTin, Lead, Zinc
TertiaryGold, Bismuth, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlE-W Fracture Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsArgentite, Cassiterite, Greenockite, Polybasite, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnkerite, Barite, Chlorite, Hematite, Kaolinite, Limonite, Magnetite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Saponite, Sericite, Siderite
Other materialsChalcopyrite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Dacite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Dacite · Quehua Superior;Rondal;Julaca
AlterationSilicification, Calcite-Chlorite-Clay Alteration Of Dacite; Advanced Argillic Alteration Around Veins, Zoning Outward Into Feldspathic Alteration (Jarosite-Illitic Mica-Kaolinite) With Distal Replacement Of Plagioclase By Calcite, Smectite, And Kaolinite. Sericitic Alteration At Depth. Oxidation Extends To A Depth Of 30m.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1560
Last production1874
Discovery year1560
Identification
Deposit ID10089904
MRDS IDW044245
Alternate namesSan Antonio, San Antonio Del Nuevo Mundo, San Antonio De Lipez, Blanca. Adits: Quiroz
RegionSA
Data scoreA
Coordinates-21.85811, -66.86418
References
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