Buena Esperanza Mine

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Production statistics
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094209
MRDS ID BL20023
Record type Site
Current site name Buena Esperanza Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.09257, -17.72405 (WGS84)
Relative position 2 KM S15W OF ESTANCIA PUYTUCUNI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

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 > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Huayllamarca
    Rock description Huayllamarca
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.09257, -17.72405

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12.55% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 13wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^12.84% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Copper Copper 13wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINISTERIO DE MINAS, 1957, MAPA GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA HOJA 31 COROCORO, 1:250,000

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    INVENTARACION DE RECURSOS MINERALES DE LA MINERIA CHICA

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Hinojosa, Alberto Servicio Geologic de Bolivia

Beyond USGS

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