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Chacoma Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090401
MRDS ID BL10134
Record type Site
Current site name Chacoma Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.4198, -16.79825 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 1 KM N OF ESTANCIA CHACOMA GRANDE, 100 M FROM HIGHWAY BETWEEN VIACHA AND COROCORO.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Analytical data

Result 5.98% CU FROM DUMP MATERIAL

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 > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name U Huayllamarca
    Rock description U Huayllamarca

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.4198, -16.79825
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Anticline
Type of structure Local
Structure description On Overturned Flank Of Fold; Fossil Wood In Sandstone

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Preferred Beds

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 8M

Comments on the workings information

  • 1 INCLINED SHAFT; PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZAPATA, H., 1987, LAS CONCENTRACIONES DE COBRE EN LA PARTE ORIENTAL DEL TERCIARIO ALTIPLANICO: MEMORIA DEL III COLOQUIO DEL INSTITUTO DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, P. 167-185

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL 199

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ARE 4 MANTOS EACH ABOUT 0.6 M THICK, 60 TO 450 M LONG.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-DEC-1990 Cox, Dennis P. U.S. Geological Survey

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