| Deposit ID | 10006109 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20040 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Corocorito Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.03284, -17.86432 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3900 |
| Relative position | NEAR HUAYLLAMARCA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Oruro(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Oruro |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| 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 | ||
| |||
| (1) | -68.03284, -17.86432 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 30 W |
| Dip | 20 SW |
| Thickness | 0.15M |
| Length | 7.5M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | 1800'S |
| District name | Huayllamarca |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | N. De Aguirre |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20040 |
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LENTICULAR MANTOS AND VEINLETS OF MALACHITE AND CUPRITE. VEINLETS CUT BEDDING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.