| Deposit ID | 10086937 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10136 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Corona De Espa?a Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Adits: Agustin, Quinaya, Abertsio, San Luis |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.14951, -18.12265 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3950 |
| Relative position | 5 KM NE OF TURCO, 168 KM BY ROAD FROM ORURO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | BARRIOS AND PREVOST (1969): AVG 5.02% CU OVER 0.5 M. ORE 2.16 TO 9.22% CU OVER 10 TO 97 CM. DUMPS 4.91 TO 5.24% CU. CONS 16.4 TO 30.28% CU. TAILS 3.20% CU. |
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| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Turco | ||||||
| Rock description | Turco | ||||||
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| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Turco |
| Rock description | Turco |
| (1) | -68.14951, -18.12265 |
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| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N47W |
| Dip | 15 TO 73 NE |
| Length | 200M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Raimundo Quinaya V. |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1969 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 4230000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 57M |
| Overall depth | 13M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10136 |
BARRIOS, J., AND PREVOST, X., 1969, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA CORONA DE ESPA%A: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-648, 5P
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (BARRIOS AND PREVOST, 1969
CIMRI
BARRIOS AND PREVOST (1969)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ARE 5 TO 6 MANTOS, 3 HAVE BEEN WORKED. MANTOS NORMALLY 10 TO 20 M LONG, 38 M MAX, AVERAGE 0.46 M THICK RANGING 0.2 TO 1 M THICK. ORE OCCURS AS SMALL NODULES, DENDRITES, AND BANDS. PRIMARY NATIVE CU ORE OXIDIZED TO 30-50 M DEPTH. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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