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Copper Occurrence

Occurrence in Santa Cruz, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006790
MRDS ID BL30392
Record type Site
Current site name Copper Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -60.57349, -17.89319 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 18 KM S70E OF SAN JOSE DE CHIQUITOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Santa Cruz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Santa Cruz

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO LOS ICAS

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Gangue
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Limonite Hematite

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mesoproterozoic
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Taruma Formation, San Diablo Group;Nomoca Granodiorite
    Rock description Taruma Formation, San Diablo Gp;Nomoca Granodiorite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Pororo Formation, Tucavaca Group
    Rock description Pororo Formation, Tucavaca Gp

Nearby scientific data

(1) -60.57349, -17.89319
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1981
Discoverer Bgs/Geobol

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE OCCURRENCE

Comments on development

  • DISCOVERED DURING REGIONAL STREAM SEDIMENT GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    O'CONNOR E.A., AND OTHERS, 1982, MAPA GEOLOGICO DEL AREA DE SAN JOSE DE CHIQUITOS, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH COUNCIL, UNITED KINGDOM AND SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1:250,000.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ANOMALOUS COPPER ASSOCIATED WITH ZONES OF BRECCIATION, SILICIFICATION AND LIMONITE-HEMATITE ALTERATION IN TUCAVACA GP SEDIMENTS ALONG UNCONFORMABLE CONTACT WITH SCHIST AND GNEISS OF TARUMA FM AND NOMOCA GRANODIORITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-94 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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