| Deposit ID | 10097763 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL30200 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | El Choro Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.5495, -16.2977 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2400 |
| Relative position | 23 KM S55E OF COROICO. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Potassium | Secondary |
| Aluminum Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Muscovite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -67.5495, -16.2977 |
|---|
| Length | 200M |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Empresa Minera Kori Gold Mines |
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 777.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL30200 |
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THERE IS ONE GOLD BEARING VEIN. THIS VEIN CONTAINS MILKY QUARTZ CUT BY SMALL FRACTURES WITH PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, SIDERITE, AND FLAKES OF GOLD. VEIN AVERAGES 1.50 M WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1994 | Blacutt, William | U.S. Geological Survey |
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