Potosi
Past Producer
San Hermogenes Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Silver
Lead
Zinc
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Silver, Lead, Zinc
Tertiary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Vein
Deposit size
S
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue
Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Shale,Sandstone
Structure
N-S Trending Synclines And Anticlines
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1850
Identification
Deposit ID
10097749
MRDS ID
BL20519
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-21.49755, -65.53276
References
FONEM INFORME NO. 291/82GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRI