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Palmira Mine

Occurrence in La Paz, 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. 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. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086941
MRDS ID BL10152
Record type Site
Current site name Palmira Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.83286, -16.59769 (WGS84)
Elevation 3875
Relative position NEAR CHAPICOLLO IN SUBURBAN GUAQUI

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
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES BY CARO AND VARGAS (1963): 0.25 TO 9.25% 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) -68.83286, -16.59769
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On Ne Flank Of Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 62 TO 72 W
    Dip 62 TO 68 NE
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cu Minerals Replace Organic Matter

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Serrania De Tiwanaku

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera Erich Hochhauser

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 48M

Comments on the workings information

  • ONE ADIT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CARO, E., AND VARGAS, F., 1963, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA PALMIRA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-316, 4P., MAP 1:500

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY CARO AND VARGAS (1963

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MANTOS ARE 0.5 TO 0.8 M THICK.

Reporter information

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

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