Mine detail: Cerro Capitan Prospect

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.87766, -68.85953
dep_id: 10086979
mrds_id: BL20012
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sulfur
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Sulfur
gangue: Chalcedony, Kaolinite, Opal
orebody_fm: BLANKET
model: 167: Fumarolic sulfur
alteration: Argillization
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_type: Tuff,Andesite
Structure: Stratovolcano
tectonic: Magmatic Arc
References:
  • Deposit:: GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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