| Deposit ID | 10107585 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10125 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Maria Elena Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Elena, Victoria |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.67869, -17.0799 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3770 |
| Relative position | 1.5 KM W OF ANTAQUIRA, AT PIEDRA PATA, 133 KM BY ROAD FROM LA PAZ |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brochantite | Ore |
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Result | GEOCHEMICAL SOIL/ROCK SURVEY (TERRAZAS, 1975) FOR PB CU ZN |
|---|---|
| Result | GRAB SAMPLES ANALYZED BY GEOBOL (LOPEZ AND MURILLO, 1963): 5.12 TO 16.2% CU |
| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Totora | ||
| Rock description | Totora | ||
| |||
| (1) | -68.67869, -17.0799 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On E Flank Of Nnw Syncline |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 25 TO 35 W |
| Dip | 15 TO 80 SW |
| Length | 500M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nitto Bolivia Mining Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sres. Jose Goytia Y Rivera |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10125 |
TERRAZAS R., JAIME, 1975, GEOLOGIA Y PROSPECCION MINERA DEL AREA DE MARIA ELENA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, FACULTAD DE GEOLOGIA, 90P., MAP 1:50,000.
LOPEZ A., H., AND MURILLO, C., 1963, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA DE COBRE VICTORIA Y ELENA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-225, 5P.
VARGAS, W., 1967, VALUACION DE YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE, PRIMERA PARTE (COROCORO-GUAQUI): SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME LP-24, MAP 1:1,000.
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (LOPEZ AND MURILLO, 1963; VARGAS, 1967)
THESIS BY TERRAZAS (1975)
CIMRI
TERRAZAS (1975)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY (TERRAZAS) CONSISTED OF A S70E LINE FROM COROCORO TO MARIA ELENA (39 KM, 1 SAMPLE PER KM, 39 SAMPLES) AND A LINE ACCROSS MARIA ELENA PROPERTY (230 M, 1 SAMPLE PER M, 230 SAMPLES) ANALYZED FOR PB ZN AND CU BY AA. SOIL SAMPLES TAKEN FROM 20 TO 30 CM DEEP, ROCK SAMPLES FROM 5 TO 10 CM DEEP. ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF IRREGULAR LENSES OF ORE WITHOUT CONTINUITY DISPLACED BY POST-MINERALIZATION FAULTING. AVERAGE THICKNESS OF MANTOS IS 1.3 M. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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