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Caquillan Mine

Occurrence 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. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005904
MRDS ID BL10088
Record type Site
Current site name Caquillan Mine
Alternate or previous names Caquilan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.39948, -21.59839 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 0.5 KM DUE E OF ESTANCIA KAKELAN

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
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Veinlets Of Quartz-Pyrite In Wall Rock

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.39948, -21.59839
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N73E
    Dip 65 TO 87 NW
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ne Faults

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 200M
    Overall depth 10M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS AND SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA CAQUILAN: PROYECTO LIPEZ-GEOBOL-70 INFORME GE-37, 7P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE OCCURS AS WEAK IMPREGNATIONS AND LENSES IN 0.5 TO 0.8M WIDE FAULT ZONES

Reporter information

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

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