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Chuquichambi Deposits

Past Producer in Oruro, 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. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086947
MRDS ID BL10223
Record type Site
Current site name Chuquichambi Deposits
Alternate or previous names San Miguel, Celia

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.91006, -17.90237 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position W OF TOWN OF CHUQUICHAMBI

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Chrysocolla Ore
Covellite Ore
Malachite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

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) -67.91006, -17.90237
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR, TABULAR
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cu Minerals Replace Calcite-Fe Oxide Cement In Sandstones Capped By Impermeable Shale

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Aldo Metosi

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 5225000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.35 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 617931000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.03 wt-pct Copper Major 1974
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1974
    Total resources 451483000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.94 wt-pct Copper Major 1974

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • (1) PROBABLE; (2) POSSIBLE; (3) PROSPECTIVE

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 58M

Comments on the workings information

  • 25 M ADIT, 23 M CROSSCUT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RUIZ G., LORGIO, , ALGUNAS CONSIDERACIONES SOBRE LA GENESIS DEL YACIMIENTO CUPRIFERO DE CHUQUICHAMBI: YACIMIENTOS PETROLIFEROS FISCALES BOLIVIANOS REVISTA, V., P. 459-470.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Deposit

    GEOBOL, 1974, PROYECTO CHUQUICHAMBI: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/250

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1-3) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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