Loa Mine

Past 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Land status
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006052
MRDS ID BL10343
Record type Site
Current site name Loa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.08753, -21.65977 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 7.5 KM N35E OF ESTANCIA KOLLPIRI

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 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) -67.08753, -21.65977

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RODRIGUEZ, R., AND OTHERS, 1976, YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE LA CORDILLERA OCCIDENTAL DEL LOS ANDES: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 41P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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