Mine detail: Esperanza Mine

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Location: Chuquisaca, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -20.0162, -65.14999
dep_id: 10006570
mrds_id: BL30126
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Lead, Zinc, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Sphalerite
gangue: Quartz, Siderite
orebody_fm: PINCH AND SWELL
alteration: Silicification
Reporter: Blacutt, William
hrock_type: Shale,Sandstone
Structure: N-S Chaupicocha Syncline
References:
  • Deposit:: INTERNATIONAL MINING CO., 1969, EXPLORATION REPORT NO. 301/69: MINTEC ARCHIVE I-VM-II.
  • Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA.
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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