| Deposit ID | 10086938 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10141 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | La Incognita Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.78647, -16.61519 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3960 |
| Relative position | 6 KM S69E OF GUAQUI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Result | ANALYSES BY VEDIA AND LLANOS (1965): 1.4 TO 16.1% CU |
|---|
| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Tiahuanacu | ||||
| Rock description | Tiahuanacu | ||||
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| (1) | -68.78647, -16.61519 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 73 W |
| Dip | 55 TO 78 N |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1963 |
| Year of first production | 1963 |
| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Year | 1963 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Material | ORE | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^5.9% Cu | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10141 |
VEDIA M., J., AND LLANOS I., R., 1965, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA LA INCOGNITA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-445, 7P., MAPS 1:50,000; 1:1,000
GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (VEDIA AND LLANOS, 1965
CIMRI
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1990 | Long, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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