Puca Mokho Mine

Past Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006040
MRDS ID BL10330
Record type Site
Current site name Puca Mokho Mine
Alternate or previous names San Antonio, Cerro Caquilan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.0256, -21.55728 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position 7 KM N60W OF MINA CORINA

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.0256, -21.55728

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Accuracy Accurate
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 66wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, R., AND OTHERS, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL DE BOLIVIA: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 41P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    INVENTARACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA MINERIA CHICA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY GEOBOL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Long, Keith R.; Hinojosa, A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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