Potosi
Producer

Pacajake Mine

Potosi, Bolivia
SilverSeleniumCobaltNickelPlatinumRhodiumGoldIridiumCopperLeadPalladium
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Description

Unknown; Hans Block

Commodities
PrimarySilver, Selenium, Cobalt, Nickel
SecondaryPlatinum, Rhodium, Gold, Iridium, Copper, Lead, Palladium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsNaumannite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Hematite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Sandstone
Associated rockPlutonic Rock
StructureOn Axis Of A Nw-Se Trending Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Last production1937
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10109594
MRDS IDM046559
Alternate namesPaca Jake, Virgen De Surumi
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-18.59763, -66.86614
References
QUIRING, 1962, DIE METALLISCHEN ROHSTOFFE: PLATINMETALLE 16 BAND, ENKE VERLAG STUTTGART, P. 111RAMDOHR, P., 1969, ORE MINERALS & INTERGROWTHS: PERGAMON PRESS, N. Y., P. 807AHLFELD, F., 1937, MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: GENERAL DE MINAS, LA PAZ, P. 13AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 123-124.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIACIMRIGUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992); AHLFELD AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA (1964) P. 124.