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El Hogar Mine

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005918
MRDS ID BL10109
Record type Site
Current site name El Hogar Mine
Alternate or previous names Mantos: Gloria, San Jose, Santiago

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.34757, -17.39461 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 43 KM S OF ESTACION GENERAL PANDO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR PUCARA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Analytical data

Result ORE AVERAGES 3.62% CU
Result GLORIA MANTO: 16 SAMPLES OVER 0.8 TO 1 M, 0.65 TO 7.1% CU, AVG. 3.63% CU
Result SAN JOSE MANTO: 8 SAMPLES OVER 0.3 TO 0.6 M, 0.2 TO 2.4% CU, AVG. 1.99% CU
Result SANTIAGO MANTO: 6 SAMPLES OVER 0.1 TO 0.2 M, 3.3 TO 9.25% CU, AVG. 5.28% CU

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 > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name Huayllamarca
    Rock description Huayllamarca
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.34757, -17.39461
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description N 70 W Thrust Fault

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 70 W
    Dip 60 NE
    Length 2000M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Spanish Colonists

Mining district

District name Pucara-Callapa District

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera El Hogar Ltda.

Production statistics

  • Year 1959
    Period 1958-1959
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 19wt-pct

Comments on development

  • GLORIA MANTO DISCOVERED 1940; OPERATED BY CHILEAN FIRM 1870-1880 TO 90 M DEPTH

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEYER, H.C., AND MURILLO, J.E., 1961, INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS EN LA FAJA CUPRIFERA ALTIPLANICA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 1, 49P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MEYER AND MURILLO (1961)

Reporter information

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

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