Mine detail: Cerro Zapaleri Prospect

Previously called 'Cristobal Colon'

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Location

Lat / long:

-22.79753, -67.19947

Resource(B)

Primary:	Sulfur, Manganese, Copper
Ore:	Sulfur
Gangue:	Kaolinite, Opal

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Tuff
Associated type:	Dacite
Structure:	Stratovolcano
Tectonic:	Magmatic Arc
Alteration processes:	Silicification, Argillization

References

MRDS	BL10264
DEP	10006004
Reference	{Deposit:: RODRIGUEZ, R., AND OTHERS, 1976, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL DE LOS ANDES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 41P.}{Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Long, Keith R.