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Uspa-Uspa Prospect

Occurrence in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodity Iron
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094214
MRDS ID BL20387
Record type Site
Current site name Uspa-Uspa Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.1089, -17.47127 (WGS84)
Elevation 2800
Relative position 10 KM S25E OF COCHABAMBA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.1089, -17.47127
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Empresa Siderurgica Boliviana S.A.
    First year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, 1969, THE CHANGOLLA, CHALLA AND USPA-USPA IRON DEPOSITS: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/206

  • Deposit

    SANDOVAL R.,M., SORIA G., J., AND ROCHA, R., 1976, USPA USPA, CHALLA AND CHANGOLLA IRON DEPOSITS: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G2/206.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN ALONG FAULT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1990 Gomez G., Gabriel Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-APR-1991 Calderon, Raul Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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