Mallcu Cueva Mine

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086925
MRDS ID BL10092
Record type Site
Current site name Mallcu Cueva Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.47948, -21.77561 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 4 KM S OF MALLCU CUEVA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ONLY TRACE CU FOUND BY GEOBOL (1971)

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.47948, -21.77561

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 9 W
    Dip 50 TO 60 NE
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Local Peasants

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECTED ONLY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA MALLCU CUEVA: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-43, 7P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:100

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZATION IN THIN FRACTURES O.5 M WIDE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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