Guadalupe Prospect

Occurrence in Chuquisaca, 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086987
MRDS ID BL20044
Record type Site
Current site name Guadalupe Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -64.44108, -19.50593 (WGS84)
Elevation 3600
Relative position 1 KM S20E OF ESTANCIA SORAMA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Chuquisaca(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Chuquisaca

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Copper Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result 36 SAMPLES AVERAGED 0.084% CU.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -64.44108, -19.50593

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 0.12M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING CO., 1969, INTERNAL REPORT EXPL. N 301/69 (MINTEC FILE I-VM-II)

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SMALL, IRREGULAR CONCRETIONS AND FRACTURE FILLING OF COPPER MINERALS IN A BASALT FLOW 1.2 M THICK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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