Copacabana Mine

Producer in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006148
MRDS ID BL20088
Record type Site
Current site name Copacabana Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.55558, -17.26656 (WGS84)
Relative position 5 KM S10W OF MOROCHATA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.55558, -17.26656

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 65-70 W
    Dip 45 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ayopaya

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 61634320000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.08 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 18.74 g/mt Silver Minor 1982
    Zinc Zn 1.27 wt-pct Zinc Minor 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • GEOLOGIC RESERVES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VIA A., ANTONIO, 1982, COPACABANA MINE INVENTORIATION PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE VEIN AVERAGING 0.17 M THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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