Mine detail: Alianza Mine

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Location: Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -21.68533, -67.15114
dep_id: 10005909
mrds_id: BL10097
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Trace mineral: Lead, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
work_type: Underground
model: 197: Sediment-hosted Cu
ore_ctrl: Faults, Preferred Beds
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Quehua Inferior
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Ne Anticline, Normal Fault N82e
References:
  • Deposit:: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA ALIANZA: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-31, 21P., MAPS 1:2,000; 1:50
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)
  • Deposit:: VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL 1990
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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