Crucero Mine

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107584
MRDS ID BL10119
Record type Site
Current site name Crucero Mine
Alternate or previous names Estuquera De Crucero

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.2759, -17.79294 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position AT TOWN OF CRUCERO?

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

Comments on the location information

  • ON WEST BANK OF RIO CRUCERO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 252
USGS model code 35a.4 (35ad)
Deposit model name Salt domes: diapiric salt structures

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite
    Rock unit name Totora
    Rock description Totora
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.2759, -17.79294

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 W
    Dip 10NE
    Thickness 1.5M
    Length 22000M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Regimiento 21 "Andino" De Infanteria

Comments on the production information

  • 20 QUINTALS/MONTH 69.35 TO 79.68% CASO4

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MITCHELL ARZADUNI, JORGE, 1968, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE CURAHUARA DE CARANGAS-CRUCERO-TOTORA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA GEOLOGICA, 58P., MAP 1:50,000

  • Deposit

    THESIS BY MITCHELL (1968

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    MITCHELL (1968)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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