Mine detail: Illimani Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-19.63927, -65.67166

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead
Tertiary:	Copper, Zinc
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Freibergite, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Calcite, Quartz, Siderite
Orebody form:	PINCH AND SWELL

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Vein
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Last production ended:	1952

Geology

Host rock:	Kari Kari Volcanics
Host type:	Rhyodacite
Structure:	On W Side Of Kari Kari Caldera
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	BL20330
DEP	10006332
Reference	{Deposit:: MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT 1-I3-I.}{Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Long, Keith R.