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Pululus Occurrence

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Copper, Uranium
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005954
MRDS ID BL10171
Record type Site
Current site name Pululus Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.6689, -21.49978 (WGS84)
Elevation 3970

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

Comments on the location information

  • NEAR SCHOOL AT PULULUS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result LESS THAN 1.0% CU, NO RADIOACTIVITY DETECTED.

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 > Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.6689, -21.49978
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Comments on the geologic information

  • WEAKLY DISSEMINATED CU MINERALS IN CONGLOMERATE OF ORDOVICIAN SHALE CLASTS IN TUFFACEOUS MATRIX.

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 Comision De Energia Atomica

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MURILLO, J.E., AND OTHERS, YACIMIENTOS DE ANTIMONIO Y COBRE: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME V-016, 55P

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

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