Ucrania Prospect

Occurrence 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. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005950
MRDS ID BL10164
Record type Site
Current site name Ucrania Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.53807, -21.41423 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 5.5 KM W OF CERRILLOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chrysocolla Ore
Malachite Ore
Hematite Gangue

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (1971): 0 TO 0.2% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Potoco
    Rock description Potoco
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.53807, -21.41423

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Preferred Beds

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA UCRANIA: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-46, 9P., MAP 1:1,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY CONSISTS OF 278 SAMPLES FROM A 436,000 SQ M AREA ANALYZED FOR PB ZN CU ; INFO.SRC : 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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