Mine detail: Barrahuayco Mine

Previously called 'Barra WaykhoHuarrawaico'

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Location: Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -21.71755, -66.47556
dep_id: 10005849
mrds_id: BL10010
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Lead, Zinc, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite
gangue: Kaolinite, Limonite, Melanterite, Pyrite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 77: Sn-polymetallic vein
alteration: Silicification And Argillization In Central Zone, Propylitization Outside Central Zone.
ore_ctrl: Nw Fractures
Reporter: Long, Keith R.; Camacho M., Eduardo
hrock_type: Dacite
arock_type: Dacite
yr_lst_prd: 1971
discr: Spanish Colonists
References:
  • Deposit:: MEDINA C., ALFONSO, AND IBA%EZ V., VICTOR, 1988, CARACTERISTICAS GEOLOGICAS Y EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL MINERAL DEL YACIMIENTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS DE LIPENA-LA MOZA Y BARRAHUAYCO, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME NU-19, 24P., MAP 1:10,000.
  • Deposit:: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA BARRAHUAYCO: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-19, 3P.
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (PROYECTO LIPEZ, 1971)
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (MEDINA AND IBA%EZ, 1988)
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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