Mine detail: La Salvadora Mine

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Location:	Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long:	-21.80366, -66.44473
dep_id:	10006001
mrds_id:	BL10232
Commodity type:	metallic
Major mineral:	Bismuth, Silver
Trace mineral:	Lead, Copper
Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small ammount of material produced
Development status:	Past Producer
ore:	Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
gangue:	Ankerite, Quartz, Siderite
work_type:	Underground
model:	77: Sn-polymetallic vein
alteration:	Propylitization, Silicification
ore_ctrl:	E-W Structure; Contact Between Dacite Intrusive And Bonete Lavas
Reporter:	Long, Keith R.
hrock_type:	Dacite
arock_type:	Dacite
discr:	Spanish Colonists
References:	Deposit:: JIMENEZ CH., NESTOR, AND NUNEZ A., GERMAN, 1988, EVALUACION DEL POTENCIAL EN METALES PRECIOSOS DE LOS CERROS PUCASALLE Y PUCA ORKHO, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ, POTOSI-BOLIVIA: PROGRAMA DE LAS NACIONES UNIDAS PARA EL DESAROLLO, PROYECTO BOL/87/012, INFORME, 35P., MAPS 1:50,000; 1:10,000. Deposit:: VALENCIA, J., 1973, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION ORIENTAL DEL CERRO BONETE, PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ-DEPTO. DE POTOSI: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 89P. Deposit:: VEDIA M., J., AND CORTEZ, G., 1966, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA DE BISMUTO SALVADORA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-505, 4P., MAP 1:500. Deposit:: AHLFELD, FEDERICO, 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BILBAO, IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL, P. 142 Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (VEDIA AND CORTEZ, 1966) Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (JIMENEZ AND NUNEZ, 1988) Deposit:: VISITED OCT. 1990 BY USGS/GEOBOL Deposit:: THESIS BY VALENCIA (1973) Other Database:: CIMRI