| Deposit ID | 10086930 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10111 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tres Amigos Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.59952, -16.62269 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4000 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | ORE ANALYSES: 4.91 TO 10.44% CU |
|---|
| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Tiahuanacu | ||||
| Rock description | Tiahuanacu | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -68.59952, -16.62269 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N40 TO 80E |
| Dip | 30 TO 35 SE |
| Thickness | 0.04M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | L. And H. Baudoin |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10111 |
VARGAS, W., 1967, VALUACION DE YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE COROCORO-GUAQUI (PRIMERA PARTE): SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME LP-24, 36P., 1:1,000 MAPS
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (VARGAS, 1967
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANTOS 0.1 TO 0.4 M THICK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.