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Rosario Prospect

Occurrence in Potosi, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005944
MRDS ID BL10157
Record type Site
Current site name Rosario Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.72057, -21.53089 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 6.5 KM S55W OF PULULUS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore
Hematite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS BY GEOBOL (1971): 0.57 TO 2.7% 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 > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Potoco
    Rock description Potoco
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.72057, -21.53089
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On E Flank Of Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form LENSOID
    Thickness 2M
    Length 150M
    Width 25M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures Preferred Beds

Comments on the geologic information

  • HEMATITE CONCRETIONS CORED BY MALACHITE FOUND IN STRATABOUND MINERALIZATION. CHALCOCITE OCCURS IN A 13 CM WIDE VEIN NEARBY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2.5M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA ROSARIO: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-48, 12P., MAP 1:1,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

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