| Deposit ID | 10182877 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3350250025 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cuprita |
| Alternate or previous names | La Cuprita |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.21951, -18.14765 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 3880 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Cuprite | Unknown |
| Malachite | Unknown |
| Tenorite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -68.21951, -18.14765 |
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| Strike | N00E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 50E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 10HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 20M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1911 |
| District name | Turco |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Corp. Minera De Bolivia |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1954 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 5000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350250025 |
AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN
MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 217-219, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S
IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GRADE IS APPROXIMATE, COULD BE MINED AND LEACHED AS MOST MIN ARE OXIDES, SOME SMALL OPEN PITS POSSIBLE, IN 1948 BANCO MIN BOLIVIA EXPLORED AREA, ALL DATA FROM AHLFELD. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 19-JUL-91 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.