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Concepcion Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, 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. Ownership information
  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 10005952
MRDS ID BL10167
Record type Site
Current site name Concepcion Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.2767, -19.57371 (WGS84)
Elevation 3500
Relative position 2 KM SE OF CAJUATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result 10.88% CU OVER 30 CM

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Tambillo
    Rock description Tambillo
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Rock unit name Tambillo
    Rock description Tambillo

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.2767, -19.57371
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Thickness 40M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures In Basalt

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Virgilio Hidalgo Morejon

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 4M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE ADIT, PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MURILLO, J.E., AND OTHERS, 1969, YACIMIENTOS DE ANTIMONIO Y COBRE: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-591

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1.5 M WIDE MINERALIZED ZONE

Reporter information

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

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