Porvenir Mine

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. 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 10005942
MRDS ID BL10155
Record type Site
Current site name Porvenir Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.49952, -17.02268 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position AT KCANAPATA, NW OF PISAQUERI MINE, 101 KM FROM LA PAZ BY ROAD.

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
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ABOUT 5% CU AVERAGE GRADE

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 > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Ballivian
    Rock description Ballivian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.49952, -17.02268

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 15 E
    Dip 15 NW
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cu Minerals Replace Organic Matter

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1962
Discoverer Roberto Wagner A.

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Roberto Wagner A.

Production statistics

  • Year 1962
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 18wt-pct
    Conc. Silver Silver 122g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LOPEZ A., H., AND MURILLO, J., 1963, INFORME SOBRE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA PORVENIR: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLGIA INFORME DNG-M-244, 5P

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (LOPEZ AND MURILLO, 1963

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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