Huancane District

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000162
MRDS ID BL10020
Record type District
Current site name Huancane District
Alternate or previous names La Reservada, Bancani, El Rosario, San Pedro, San Pablo, San Luis, La Cobrera, San Juan, Mantos

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.54506, -21.43366 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.54506, -21.43366

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure name NORMAL FAULTING
Structure description NORMAL FAULT DISPLACES ORE 50 CM TO 1 M.
Type of structure Regional
Structure description ON SW FLANK KELLU KELLU ANTICLINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discoverer Native Americans?

Mining district

District name HUANCANE DISTRICT

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner RENATO PAREDES
  • Type Operator
    Owner RENATO PAREDES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    OFFICER, H.G., 1917, REPORT ON THE HUANCANE MINES: UNPUBLISHED REPORT TO ANDES EXPLORATION CO. (ANACONDA), 15P.

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1969, INVESTIGACION DE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE, PROVINCIAS NORD Y SUD LIPEZ, DPTO. DE POTOSI, 23P. MAPS, 1:500; 1:40,000.

Beyond USGS

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