Mine detail: Dulce Nombre Mine

Previously called 'Jackeline'

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Location

Lat / long: -22.54475, -67.02974

Resource(N)

Primary: Sulfur
Ore: Sulfur
Gangue: Chalcedony, Kaolinite, Opal

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Occurrence
Last production ended: 1967

Geology

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

References

MRDSBL10267
DEP10086951
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}{Reserve-Resource:: (1) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)}
ReporterLong, Keith R.