Challapata Occurrence

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Iron
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. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078086
MRDS ID W026241
Record type Site
Current site name Challapata Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.76614, -18.91429 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.76614, -18.91429

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JUAREZ C., L., 1973 , YACIMIENTOS DE HIERRO EN EL OCCIDENTE DE BOLIVIA (ABS.) IN ANNALES DE LA 3D CONVENCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, 1973 : SOC. GEOL. BOLIVIANA BOL. 19 , P. 32

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F. E., 1954 , LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BILBAO, SPAIN, IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., 277 P. SEE P. 227 - 228

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA UNDER STUDY BY SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA TO DETERMIN RESERVES, QUALITY OF ORE, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ZONES OF INTEREST, MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND GENESIS IN AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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