Vatutin Mine

Occurrence in La Paz, 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086929
MRDS ID BL10108
Record type Site
Current site name Vatutin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.88286, -16.59769 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position NEAR ANA MARIA MINE, NEAR JANCOMARCA, 100 KM FROM LA PAZ BY ROAD

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ORE ANALYSES BY VARGAS (1967): 3.63 TO 12.26% CU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 197
USGS model code 30b
Deposit model name Sediment-hosted Cu
Mark3 model number 63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Tiahuanacu
    Rock description Tiahuanacu
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.88286, -16.59769

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Nw Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Thickness 0.05M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Beds Bearing Plant Fossils

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VARGAS, W., 1967, VALUACION DE COBRE COROCORO-GUAQUI (PRIMERA PARTE): SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME LP-24, 36P., MAPS 1:1,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY VARGAS (1967

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 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.