Maria Elena Mine

Producer 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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Production statistics
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086939
MRDS ID BL10145
Record type Site
Current site name Maria Elena Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.69535, -16.76575 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 6 KM S75E OF JESUS DE MACHACA

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
Chalcocite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES BY GEOBOL (ZAPATA AND DELGADILLO, 1968): 0.3 TO 11.94% CU OVER 0.3 TO 1.4 M, AVERAGE 8.13% 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 Huayllamarca
    Rock description Huayllamarca
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.69535, -16.76575

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 60 W
    Dip 16 T0 65 SW
    Length 180M
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cu Minerals Replace Organic Matter

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Guillermo Alvarez Plata

Production statistics

  • Year 1964
    Material CONS
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^13.90% Cu
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Conc. Copper Copper 14wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION 1967 6 TO 8 MT/MO CONS

Comments on the workings information

  • SHALLOW PITS AND SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ZAPATA, H., AND DELGADILLO, H., 1968, VALUACION DE YACIMIENTOS DE COBRE, SEGUNDA PARTE: TIAHAUNACU-JESUS DE MACHACA-CORQUE-TURCO: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME LP-25, 26P.

  • Deposit

    ZAPATA P., H., 1987, LOS CONCENTRACIONES DE COBRE EN LA PARTE ORIENTAL DEL TERCIARIO ALTIPLANICO: INSTITUTO DE GEOLOGIA ECONOMICA PUBLICACION 3, P. 167-185.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (ZAPATA AND DELGADILLO, 1968

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Production

    VARGAS (1967)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY GEOBOL
Deposit ARE 7 MANTOS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Long, K.R.; Hinojosa, A. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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