| Deposit ID | 10005931 |
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| MRDS ID | BL10135 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Santa Clara Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Clara |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.33562, -18.03821 (WGS84) |
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| Elevation | 4600 |
| Relative position | 22 KM N35W OF TURCO |
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 |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (MURILLO ET AL, 1969): 26.54% CU OVER 25 CM, 17.82% CU OVER 16 CM, 7.83% CU OVER 190 CM, 7.32% CU GRAB SAMPLE FROM DUMP. |
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| Model code | 197 |
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| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Turco | ||||||
| Rock description | Turco | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Rock unit name | Turco |
| Rock description | Turco |
| (1) | -68.33562, -18.03821 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
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| Structure description | N 65 E Fault Displaces Mantos 12 M. |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
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| Strike | N 40 W |
| Dip | 30 TO 40 NE |
| Length | 80M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Carangas |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Nicolas Mihaic |
| Year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
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| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 630000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | Tailings | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 700000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1330000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
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| Overall depth | 25M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10135 |
MURILLO, J.E., KURONUMA, H., PREVOST, X., REVOLLO, R., AND JUAREZ, L., 1969, YACIMIENTOS DE ANTIMONIO Y COBRE: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME V-016, 55P., MAPS 1:2,000; 1:500.
KURONUMA, HIROJI, 1971, RESULTADO DE LAS INVESTIGACIONES REALIZADAS EN BOLIVIA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA/OVERSEAS TECHNICAL COOPERATION AGENCY OF JAPAN UNPUBLISHED REPORT
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY MURILLO ET AL (1969)
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY ZAPATA AND DELGADILLO (1968)
CIMRI
MURILLO ET AL (1969)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CHALCOCITE DISSEMINATED IN BANDS 5 TO 10 CM THICK GRADING UP TO 20% CU BETWEEN BANDS OF CHRYSOCOLLA AND MALACHITE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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