| Lat / long: | -19.6143, -65.74114 |
| Primary: | Silver, Tin |
| Secondary: | Zinc, Antimony, Lead, Tungsten |
| Tertiary: | Copper, Bismuth |
| Discovery year: | 1543 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Deposit type: | LODE, PIPE, STOCKWORK |
| Production size: | Medium |
| Development status: | Producer |
| First production started: | 1545 |
| Structure: | N-S SHEAR AND FRACTURE SYSTEMS, N 32 W REGIONAL STRIKE, NORTH-TRENDING FAULTS |
| Alteration processes: | STRONG SERICITIZATION AND SILICIFICATION, ARGILLIC ALTERATION NEAR SUMMIT OF CERRO RICO DE POTOSI |
| MRDS | W002042 |
| DEP | 60001593 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: TURNEARE, F. S., 1960, COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MAJOR ORE DEPOSITS OF CENTRAL BOLIVIA; ECON. GEOL., V. 55, NOS. 2 AND 3, PP. 217-254, 574-606}{Deposit:: AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS DE MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS, DEPTO NAC. GEOL., BOL 5 (ESPECIAL), P. 388.}{Deposit:: LINDGREN, W., AND CREVELING, J. C., 1928, THE ORES OF POTOSI, BOLIVIA, ECON. GEOL., V. 23, PP. 233-262, ALSO V. 26, 1931, PP. 453-479.} |