12 De Octubre 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. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006050
MRDS ID BL10340
Record type Site
Current site name 12 De Octubre Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.39865, -21.66838 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position 12 KM N40E OF COMUNIDAD MALLCU

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.39865, -21.66838

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ AND OTHERS, 1976, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL DE LOS ANDES: LA PAZ, SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 41P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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