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Nevado Quimsa Chata Occurrence

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Ownership information
  16. Reserves and resources
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006003
MRDS ID BL10236
Record type Site
Current site name Nevado Quimsa Chata Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Cerro Elena Capurata, Capuratas

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.0387, -18.39597 (WGS84)
Elevation 5500
Relative position 11 KM S15W OF ESTANCIA PAYOCONI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT IN NECK OF CAPURATAS VOLCANO. CONCESSION CONTAINS 570 PERTENENCIAS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sulfur Ore
Kaolinite Gangue
Opal Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES GRADE 30 TO 70% S.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.0387, -18.39597
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Stratovolcano

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Augusto Murillo And Alejandro Barrero

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Total resources 87000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Sulfur S 30 wt-pct Sulfur Major 1967

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCVEY, HAL, 1989, REPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MARKET SURVEY AND OUTLOOK: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, UNDP, 40P.

  • Deposit

    DELGADO, J., 1967, MINTEC INTERNAL REPORT

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    DELGADO (1967)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTOS OF DISSEMINATED SULFUR AND VOLCANIC GLASS IN RHYOLITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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