Mine detail: Cerro Sairecabur Occurrence

Previously called 'Santa Maria'

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Location: Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -22.70309, -67.88366
dep_id: 10006010
mrds_id: BL10278
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sulfur
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Sulfur
gangue: Chalcedony, Kaolinite, Opal
model: 167: Fumarolic sulfur
alteration: Argillization, Silicification
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_type: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Structure: Stratovolcano
tectonic: Magmatic Arc
References:
  • Deposit:: RODRIGUEZ, R., AND OTHERS, 1976, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL DE LOS ANDES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 41P.
  • Deposit:: ESPINOZA, A., 1990, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Reserve-Resource:: ESPINOZA (1990)
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