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Choquepina Mines

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. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005920
MRDS ID BL10113
Record type Site
Current site name Choquepina Mines
Alternate or previous names Kusima, Perseverancia, Atahuallpa, Titania

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.15342, -17.20546 (WGS84)

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Covellite Ore
Kaolin Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 77
USGS model code 20b
Deposit model name Sn-polymetallic vein

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Mauri
    Rock description Mauri
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.15342, -17.20546
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N65E
    Dip 60SE
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Breccia

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Berenguela

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE MAIN ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE BOLIVIA BOLETIN 5, 388P.

  • Deposit

    SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1962, LOS YACIMIENTOS POLIMETALICOS DE BERENGUELA: GERMAN GEOLOGICAL MISSION TO BOLIVIA REPORT MGA-29, 59P.

  • Deposit

    BARBA, A.A., 1637, EL ARTE DE LOS METALES: POTOSI

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CHALCOPYRITE IS ACICULAR. SAID BY BARBA (1637) TO BE AN OLD INCA AG MINE.

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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