Jayuma Mine

Occurrence in La Paz, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005991
MRDS ID BL10215
Record type Site
Current site name Jayuma Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.26534, -17.37211 (WGS84)
Elevation 3960
Relative position 14.5 KM N30E OF CALLAPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF ESTANCIA JAYUMA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

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 Ballivian
    Rock description Ballivian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.26534, -17.37211

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

Comments on development

  • EXAMINED BY CIA MINERA INTI ILLIMANI IN 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CIA MINERA INTI ILLIMANI, 1989, ANNUAL REPORT

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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