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Constancia-Rosario Mine

Past Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Cobalt, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006139
MRDS ID BL20078
Record type Site
Current site name Constancia-Rosario Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.71614, -18.23097 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position 14 KM N60E OF HUANUNI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cobaltite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Pampa Formation
    Rock description Pampa Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.71614, -18.23097
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Syncline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Julio Quezada

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNACIONAL MINING CO., EXPL 205/69, MINTEC I-VM-11.

  • Deposit

    R. TARQUINO, 1969, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHORT, 0.02 TO 0.15 M WIDE VEINS PERPENDICULAR TO N40W 50SW STRIKE OF HOST SHALE AND SANDSTONE ON EASTERN LIMB OF A SYNCLINE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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