| Deposit ID | 10006373 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20386 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Challa Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.66169, -17.65655 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4000 |
| Relative position | 4 KM S35E OF CHALLA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochabamba(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Cochabamba |
| Bolivia | Cochabamba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| (1) | -66.66169, -17.65655 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Siderurgica Boliviana S.A. |
| First year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20386 |
GEOBOL, 1969, THE CHANGOLLA, CHALLA AND USPA-USPA IRON DEPOSITS: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/206
SANDOVAL R.,M., SORIA G., J., AND ROCHA, R., 1976, USPA USPA, CHALLA AND CHANGOLLA IRON DEPOSITS: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G2/206.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOW GRADE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1990 | Gomez G., Gabriel | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1991 | Calderon, Raul | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-NOV-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.