Mine detail: Almacen Mine

Previously called 'Hornillos'

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Location: Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -21.77061, -67.1428
dep_id: 10005885
mrds_id: BL10063
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Zinc, Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Kaolinite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite
orebody_fm: TABULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
model: 77: Sn-polymetallic vein
alteration: Hematite-Sericite-Caclcite Alteration Of Dacite; Pyritization
ore_ctrl: Fractures
Reporter: Long, Keith R.; Camacho M., Eduardo
hrock_type: Dacite,Andesite
arock_type: Dacite,Andesite
References:
  • Deposit:: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA HORNILLOS: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-17, 7P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND EM (GEOPHYSICAL) SURVEY BY GEOBOL (1971)
  • Deposit:: VISITED OCT., 1990, USGS/GEOBOL
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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