Cutuna Mine

Past Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005989
MRDS ID BL10212
Record type Site
Current site name Cutuna Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.43285, -16.76436 (WGS84)
Elevation 3960
Relative position NE OF CHUJ%UPA

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

Analytical data

Result ORE ASSAYS 9.20% 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 Tiahuanacu
    Rock description Tiahuanacu
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.43285, -16.76436

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cu Minerals Replace Organic Matter

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of last production 1967

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Angel Basadre, N. Casanova

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZAPATA P., H., 1987, LAS CONCENTRACIONES DE COBRE EN LA PARTE ORIENTAL DEL TERCIARIO ALTIPLANICO: UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, INSTITUTO DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA PUBLICACION 3, P. 167-185

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARE 2 MANTOS, OVER 200 M LONG, 0.8 TO 1.4 M THICK.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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