Challa Prospect

Occurrence in Cochabamba, 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006269
MRDS ID BL20249
Record type Site
Current site name Challa Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.66614, -17.66433 (WGS84)
Elevation 4300
Relative position 4 KM S25E OF CHALLA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba
Bolivia Cochabamba

Comments on the location information

  • PROPERTY CONSISTS OF 1210 PERTENENCIAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES FROM DIAMOND DRILLING INDICATE A GRADE OF 1.4% CU.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.66614, -17.66433

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Eterovic E Hijos Sucesores, O. Quiroga

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PITS AND SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ECHART, G., , 1969, MINTEC REPORT (1969)-I-VM-12

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEIN 30 TO 35 M LONG AND 0.50 TO 2.0 M WIDE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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