Mine detail: La Salvadora Mine

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Location: Cochabamba, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.71433, -66.71614
dep_id: 10006461
mrds_id: BL20502
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc
Trace mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz, Siderite
orebody_fm: PINCH AND SWELL
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_type: Shale
disc_yr: 1850
References:
  • Deposit:: CAMPUZANO R., C., 1955, BANCO MINERO INFORME 247 ( I-UM-8 ARCHIVO MINTEC)
  • Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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