Mine detail: Bolivar Mine

Previously called 'Cabreria MineSan Salvador Mine'

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Location: Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -21.63227, -67.10253
dep_id: 10005882
mrds_id: BL10060
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
model: 197: Sediment-hosted Cu
alteration: Weak Kaolinization
ore_ctrl: Replacement Of Fossilized Plants
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Quehua Inferior
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Anticline, N50 To 80e Fractures
References:
  • Deposit:: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA BOLIVAR: PROYECTO COMIBOL-LIPEZ-70 INFORME GE-26, 27P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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