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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10094207
MRDS ID BL10153
Record type Site
Current site name Pisakheri Mine
Alternate or previous names Pisaquiri, Anaconda, Violeta

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.48869, -17.03851 (WGS84)
Elevation 4080
Relative position 4.5 KM N30W OF ESTACION GENERAL BALLIVIAN

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

Comments on the location information

  • ON S FLANK CERRO PICHICANI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Cuprite Ore
Malachite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Bleaching

Analytical data

Result ORE GRADES 3 TO 4% CU
Result GEOCHEMICAL SOIL SURVEY FOR CU BY BERNAL (1979)

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 Ballivian
    Rock description Ballivian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Eocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.48869, -17.03851
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description On Nw Flank Of Corocoro Anticline

Ore body information

  • General form LENTICULAR
    Strike N 30 W
    Dip 45 NE
    Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Cu Minerals Replace Clay Matrix Of Preferred Litharenite Beds

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

    CARRASCO C., R., 1963, CONTRIBUCION AL CONOCIMIENTO GEOLOGICO DEL TERCIARIO ALTIPLANO "ZONA COMANCHE", PROVINCIA PACAJES, DEPARTAMENTO DE LA PAZ: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, MAP 1:25,000.

  • Deposit

    LJUNGGREN, P. AND MEYER, H.C., 1964, THE COPPER MINERALIZATION IN THE COROCORO BASIN, BOLIVIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59, P. 110-125.

  • Deposit

    BERNAL, RUBEN SANDY, 1979, MINERALIZACION DE COBRE Y PETROGRAFIA DE LA REGION DE COROCORO NORTE (ENTRE MINAS AMERICAS UNIDAS Y ANACONDA): UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOSCIENCIAS, 84P., MAP: 1:10,000.

  • Deposit

    THESIS BY BERNAL (1979)

  • Deposit

    THESIS BY CARRASCO (1963)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NATIVE CU OCCURS AS 5 TO 20 MM NODULES REPLACING CEMENT IN SANDSTONE. CHALCOCITE FOUND SE OF FAULT.

Reporter information

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

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