| Deposit ID | 10005921 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10114 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | San Miguel Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Llanquera |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.73867, -17.98626 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4150 |
| Relative position | 5 KM W OF LLANQUERA, 71 KM BY ROAD FROM ORURO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | ORE ANALYSES BY MURILLO (1960): 4.25% CU 15 G/T AG OVER 3 M |
|---|---|
| Result | 2.15% CU OVER 0.6 M |
| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Coniri | ||||
| Rock description | Coniri | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -67.73867, -17.98626 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Syncline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Post-Mineralization Faults Dislocated Ore |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 50 E |
| Dip | 40 SW |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Enrique Morales |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1958 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 325000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 12M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10114 |
MURILLO, J.E., 1960, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA SAN MIGUEL: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DYMM-70, 4P.
LOPEZ A., H., 1958, INFORME SOBRE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINA LLANQUERA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DCMS-16, 2P.
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (MURILLO, 1960, AND LOPEZ, 1958
CIMRI
LOPEZ (1958)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ARE SIX MANTOS, LENSE SHAPED, THAT CROP OUT OVER A LENGTH OF 20 KM |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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