Potosi
Producer

Esmeralda Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlPreferred Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Cuprite, Tenorite
Geology
Host rockSandstone
StructureOn Nw Flank Kellu Kellu Anticline, Mantos Displaced By Faulting
AlterationBleaching
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10107588
MRDS IDBL10169
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-21.38923, -66.56835
References
BASSI, H.G.L., 1980, INSPECCIONES MINERAS EN DOS YACIMIENTOS CUPRIFEROS ESTRATIFORMES DEL SUROESTE DE BOLIVIA: CONGRESO GEOLOGICO ARGENTINO, 6TH, BAHIA BLANCA, 1975, ACTAS, V. 3, P. 13-23CIMRI