Sol De Oro Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006480
MRDS ID BL20525
Record type Site
Current site name Sol De Oro Prospect
Alternate or previous names Illimani, Virgen Maria, San Silvestre, San Antonio, San Luis

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.13284, -18.08098 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 2 KM S55E OF AZURITA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Copper Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore
Iron Gangue

Analytical data

Result SAMPLES OVER 10-40 CM WIDTH CONTAIN 0.58-4.93% CU.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 87
USGS model code 23
Deposit model name Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Mark3 model number 118

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Pyroxenite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.13284, -18.08098

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PINCH AND SWELL, BLANKET
    Strike N 45 E
    Dip 70 NW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Coronel D. Pantoja, Emilio Choque, Bonifacio Choque

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    DELGADO, J., TARQUINO, R., AND PEDRAZAS, E., 1969, EXPLORATION REPORT: MINTEC ARCHIVE 1-VM-10

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS 0.04 M WIDE WITH ORE SHOOTS UP TO 0.5 M WIDE. COPPER OXIDES DISSEMINATED IN MATRIX OF BASALT OCCURS IN THE SAN LUIS SECTOR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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