Metallogeny of Bolivia

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Research Article| October 01, 2009 Metallogeny of Bolivia Osvaldo R. Arce-Burgoa; Osvaldo R. Arce-Burgoa (SEG 2008 F) EMUSA, Casilla 291, La Paz, Bolivia †Corresponding author: e-mail, osvaldo_arce@yahoo.es Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Richard J. Goldfarb Richard J. Goldfarb (SEG 1989 F) U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO, 80225-0046,USA, and School of Earth and Geographical Sciences (M004), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Osvaldo R. Arce-Burgoa (SEG 2008 F) EMUSA, Casilla 291, La Paz, Bolivia Richard J. Goldfarb (SEG 1989 F) U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO, 80225-0046,USA, and School of Earth and Geographical Sciences (M004), The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, 6009, Australia †Corresponding author: e-mail, osvaldo_arce@yahoo.es Publisher: Society of Economic Geologists First Online: 23 Aug 2021 Online Issn: 1550-2961 Print Issn: 1550-297X © 2009 The Society of Economic Geologists, IncThe Society of Economic Geologists, Inc SEG Discovery (2009) (79): 1–15. https://doi.org/10.5382/SEGnews.2009-79.fea Article history First Online: 23 Aug 2021 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Osvaldo R. Arce-Burgoa, Richard J. Goldfarb; Metallogeny of Bolivia. SEG Discovery 2009;; (79): 1–15. doi: https://doi.org/10.5382/SEGnews.2009-79.fea Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietySEG Discovery Search Advanced Search Bolivia covers an area slightly larger than 1 million km2 and has long been recognized as one of the world’s most remarkably metal rich regions. Many metalliferous deposits have been known for more than 3,000 years (Mesa et al., 1997); Ag, Au, Cu, and Sn were extracted by Incan and earlier civilizations (Capriles, 1977). Soon after conquest of “Upper Peru” by the Spaniards in the 1530s, discovery of the exceptionally rich Cerro Rico de Potosi veins made Bolivia the largest silver producer in the world for more than two centuries. By the early 1900s, the... You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.