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El Condor Mine

Past Producer in Chuquisaca, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006142
MRDS ID BL20081
Record type Site
Current site name El Condor Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.59277, -19.91981 (WGS84)
Elevation 3800
Relative position 14 KM S50W OF TURUCHIPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chuquisaca(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Chuquisaca
Bolivia Chuquisaca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES OF 24 SAMPLES AVERAGE 1.98% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.59277, -19.91981
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 W
    Dip 75SW
    Length 900M
    Width 4.5M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Oscar Cossio, Fernando Ascarrunz

Comments on the workings information

  • SHORT ADITS AND SHALLOW SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, CO., EXPL N 301/69 MINTEC -I-VM-II.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THREE PARALLEL VEINS STRIKE N45W, DIP 75 SW, ARE 900 M LONG AND 0.8 TO 4.5 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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