| Deposit ID | 10005980 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10202 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cerro Colorado Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.98811, -20.56341 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3700 |
| Relative position | 8 KM N30E OF YONZA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | ORE GRADES ABOUT 10% CU |
|---|
| Model code | 87 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 23 |
| Deposit model name | Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu) |
| Mark3 model number | 118 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Yonza | ||||||||
| Rock description | Yonza | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Rock unit name | Yonza |
| Rock description | Yonza |
| (1) | -67.98811, -20.56341 |
|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1946 |
| Year of first production | 1946 |
| District name | Yonza |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 7M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10202 |
BUSTILLOS CAMPOS, OSCAR JUAN, 1966, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA PENINSULA DE YONZA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 69P., MAP 1:50,000
THESIS BY BUSTILLOS (1966
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS ARE LESS THAN 3 CM WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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