| Deposit ID | 10097725 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20341 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Atocha Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -66.33585, -18.08792 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3300 |
| Relative position | 6 KM S55E OF SACACA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cochabamba(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | Cochabamba |
| Bolivia | Cochabamba |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Atacamite | Ore |
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Tetrahedrite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Torotoro | ||
| Rock description | Torotoro | ||
| |||
| (1) | -66.33585, -18.08792 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Nw-W Trending Homocline Dipping Sw |
| General form | PINCH AND SWELL |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discoverer | Spanish Colonists |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | H. Pacheco, R. Duch, And J. Aranibar |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20341 |
TARQUINO, R., 1968, MINTEC INTERNAL REOPORT I-VM-12/I-A21
GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO VEIN SYSTEMS. JUST EAST OF THE VEINS IS A ZONE OF DISSEMINATED COPPER MINERALIZATION IN SANDSTONE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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