Potosi
Producer
Chilcobija Mine
Potosi, Bolivia
Antimony
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Commodities
Primary
Antimony
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Model
180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Deposit size
U
Workings
Underground
Ore control
Fractures Parallel And Perpendicular To Strike
Materials
Ore minerals
Stibnite
Gangue
Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rock
Quartzite,Sandstone
Structure
Sedimentary Rocks Folded Into A Broad Anticline With Mineralization On West Limb.
Tectonic setting
Nw Trending Eastern Cordillera
Economic & production
Development status
Producer
Identification
Deposit ID
10107378
MRDS ID
W031637
Region
SA
Data score
B
Coordinates
-21.33089, -66.01611
References
AHLFELD, F. AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE LOS HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, BOL.