Changolla Occurrence

Occurrence in Cochabamba, Bolivia with commodity Iron
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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078084
MRDS ID W026239
Record type Site
Current site name Changolla Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Minas Ivone, San Jose, El Indo, Ckarcka, Oracon De Majansaya

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.4828, -17.81432 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Cochabamba(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Cochabamba

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Ore
Limonite Ore
Siderite Ore
Barite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.4828, -17.81432

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JUAREZ C., L., 1973 , YACIMIENTOS DE HIERRO EN EL OCCIDENTE DE BOLIVIA: IN ANALES DE LA 3D CONVENCION NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, 1973 : SOC. GEOL. BOLIVIANA BOL. 20 , P. 32

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F. E., 1954 , LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BILBAO, SPAIN, IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., 277 P. SEE P. 227 - 228

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FRACTURE FILLING, FAULT BRECCIA, VEINS
Deposit AREA UNDER STUDY BY SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA TO DETERMINE RESERVES, QUALITY OF ORE, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ZONES OF INTEREST, MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS, AND GENESIS IN AN EXTENSIVE PROGRAM OF EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1974 Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-MAY-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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