25 De Julio Mine

Producer 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086926
MRDS ID BL10095
Record type Site
Current site name 25 De Julio Mine
Alternate or previous names Pe?a Blanca

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.4667, -21.71116 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Relative position 7 KM N25E OF COMUNIDAD MALLCU, 178 KM BY ROAD FROM UYUNI

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 Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (1971): TRACE TO 4.59% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Conglomerate
    Rock unit name San Vicente
    Rock description San Vicente
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.4667, -21.71116

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Serrania De Las Minas

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cooperativa Minera Nuevos Horizontes
  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 291M

Comments on the workings information

  • ADITS

Comments on development

  • OPERATED AS PENA BLANCA MINE BY CIA. LIPEZ MINING CO. IN 1969

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA 25 DE JULIO: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-40, 14P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:200

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARE THREE VEIN SETS. (1) 8 TO 25 CM WIDE VEINLETS WITHIN A TABULAR ZONE 0.2 TO 1.15 M THICK. (2) N70W 85S VEINS 1 TO 10 CM WIDE. (3) N70E 75NW VEINS 1 TO 5 CM 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.