| Deposit ID | 10006294 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20282 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Copahuancara Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Churiaqui, Copabancara |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.19312, -16.24353 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4380 |
| Relative position | 7.1 KM N40W OF MILLUNI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tin Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Huayna Potosi | ||||||||
| Rock description | Huayna Potosi | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Uncia |
| Rock description | Uncia |
| (1) | -68.19312, -16.24353 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw-Se Folding And E-W Transverse Fractures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 85 E |
| Dip | 50 NW |
| Thickness | 0.01M |
| Length | 300M |
| Width | 200M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1962 |
| Discoverer | Devon Corporation |
| Year of first production | 1963 |
| Year of last production | 1991 |
| District name | Huallatani |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Julio Torres Vargas |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 18422000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 13824000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 300M |
| Overall depth | 200M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20282 |
USCAMAITA, E., JEMIO, J., AND GODINEZ, J., 1983, COPAHUANCARA MINE SEMIMECHANIZATION PROJECT: GEOBOL INTERNAL REPORT
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
LEHMANN, BERND, 1979, SCHICHTGEBUNDE SN-LAGERSTATTEN IN DER CORDILLERA REAL/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN ABHANDLUNGEN, RIEHA A, NO. 14, 135 P.
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LENSES AND VEINLETS. VEIN-1 100 M LONG, VEIN-2 100 M LONG; VEIN-3 POORLY EXPLORED, FLORES VEIN 50 M LONG. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1991 | Cardenas, Nestor | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-OCT-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.