Mine detail: Dos Amigos Mine

Previously called 'Pacocagua'

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Location

Lat / long:

-17.316, -69.24176

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver
Secondary:	Lead
Tertiary:	Arsenic, Zinc
Ore:	Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Barite, Pyrite, Quartz
Discovery year:	1650

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1780

Geology

Host rock:	Cerke
Host type:	Andesite
Associated rock:	Cerke
Associated type:	Andesite
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	BL10194
DEP	10005973
Reference	{Deposit:: SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1962, LOS YACIMIENTOS POLIMETALICOS DE BERENGUELA: GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION TO BOLIVIA REPORT 39, 54P}{Deposit:: FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL}{Deposit:: INVESTIGATIONS BY GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION (SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, 1962)}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Long, K.R.