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El Morro Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005883
MRDS ID BL10061
Record type Site
Current site name El Morro Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.11725, -21.65283 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 5.5 KM S15E OF ESTANCIA KOLLPANI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (1971): 0.3 TO 9.30% CU OVER 0.3 TO 1.75 M.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.11725, -21.65283
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Syncline
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fractures

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Preferred Beds, Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1971
    Total resources 3034000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 3.09 wt-pct Copper Major 1971

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 27M

Comments on the workings information

  • 4 ADITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA EL MORRO: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-27, 12P., MAPS 1:500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTOS STRIKE N15 TO 22E DIP 7 TO 8 NW AND ARE 0.1 TO 0.45 M THICK. VEINS ARE 0.06 TO 0.6 M WIDE AND STRIKE N46E TO N70W AND DIP 65-81N TO NE. MANTOS AND VEINS HAVE SAME MINERALOGY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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