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Esperanza Mine

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. Land status
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005948
MRDS ID BL10162
Record type Site
Current site name Esperanza Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.32645, -17.50739 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 4.5 KM S40E OF CALLAPA

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
Malachite Ore

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 Totora
    Rock description Totora
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.32645, -17.50739
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 40 W
    Dip 40 SW
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Chalcocite Replaces Organic Matter

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1959
    Period 1959
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 30wt-pct

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall depth 4M

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MEYER, H.C., AND MURILLO, J.E., 1961, INVESTIGACIONES EN LA FAJA CUPRIFERA ALTIPLANICA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 1, 49P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MEYER AND MURILLO (1961)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 5 MANTOS, EACH AVERAGE 2 M THICK

Reporter information

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

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