Mine detail: Hedionda Mine

Location:	Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long:	-21.0859, -67.20475
dep_id:	10005900
mrds_id:	BL10080
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Silver
Trace mineral:	Lead, Zinc
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Production occurred
Development status:	Producer
ore:	Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
gangue:	Pyrite
orebody_fm:	IRREGULAR
model:	77: Sn-polymetallic vein
alteration:	Clays
ore_ctrl:	Brecciated Contact Between Intrusive And Agglomerate
Reporter:	Long, Keith R.; Hinojosa, A.
hrock_unit:	Quehua Superior
hrock_type:	Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Dacite
arock_unit:	Quehua Superior
arock_type:	Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Dacite
Structure:	N10w Anticline
disc_yr:	1650
discr:	A. A. Barba
References:	Deposit:: JACOBSON, H.S., AND MURILLO, C., 1966, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE SAN CRISTOBAL DISTRICT, VILLA MARTIN PROVINCE, POTOSI, BOLIVIA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1273, 22P., MAPS Deposit:: TORRICO, H., 1966, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE SAN CRISTOBAL: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., 1944, LA GEOLOGIA DEL MINERAL DE SAN CRISTOBAL DE LIPEZ (BOLIVIA): MINERIA BOLIVIANA, V. 1, N. 8, P. 9-15. Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY JACOBSON AND MURILLO (1969) Deposit:: VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL MAY, 1990 Deposit:: THESIS BY TORRICO (1966) Other Database:: CIMRI