Mine detail: Puntillas Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-21.05229, -67.43781

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Ore:	Brochantite, Chrysocolla, Malachite, Tenorite
Gangue:	Agate, Chalcedony
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR, IRREGULAR
Discovery year:	1964

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1964

Geology

Host rock:	San Vicente
Host type:	Conglomerate
Structure:	Fractures

References

MRDS	BL10046
DEP	10005872
Reference	{Deposit:: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA PUNTILLAS: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-34, 22P., MAPS 1:1,000, 1:500}{Deposit:: EXAMINED BY J. FUENTES FOR COMIBOL IN 1967}{Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Long, Keith R.