Mine detail: Colon Mine

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Location: Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -21.10007, -67.21141
dep_id: 10005901
mrds_id: BL10081
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silver
Trace mineral: Lead
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Galena
gangue: Barite
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
work_type: Underground
model: 77: Sn-polymetallic vein
alteration: Wall Rock Altered
ore_ctrl: N-Nw Trending Faults
Reporter: Long, Keith R.; Hinojosa, A.
hrock_unit: Quehua Superior
hrock_type: Sandstone,Tuff
arock_unit: Quehua Superior
arock_type: Tuff
Structure: N10w Anticline
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  • Deposit:: TORRICO, H., 1966, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE SAN CRISTOBAL: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS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: MINERIA BOLIVIANA, V. 1, N. 8, P. 9-15.
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY JACOBSON AND MURILLO (1969)
  • Deposit:: THESIS BY TORRICO (1966)
  • Deposit:: VISITED SEPT. 1990 BY USGS/GEOBOL
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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