| Deposit ID | 10107586 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL10130 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | America Unidas Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | America |
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.47063, -17.12324 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4000 |
| Relative position | 1 KM N25W OF COROCORO |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcocite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Cuprite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Result | GEOCHEMICAL SOIL SURVEY FOR CU BY BERNAL (1979). ANALYSES BY GEOBOL: 3.15 TO 18.7% CU. |
|---|
| Model code | 197 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 30b |
| Deposit model name | Sediment-hosted Cu |
| Mark3 model number | 63 |
| (1) | -68.47063, -17.12324 |
|---|
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N30 TO 40W |
| Dip | 40 TO 60SW |
| Thickness | 4M |
| Length | 2500M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL10130 |
BERNAL, RUBEN SANDY, 1979, MINERALIZACION DE COBRE Y PETROGRAFIA DE LA REGION COROCORO NORTE (ENTRE MINEAS AMERICAS UNIDAS Y ANACONDA): UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOSCIENCIAS, 84 P., 1:10,000
THESIS BY BERNAL (1979)
VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL 1990
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF 19 MANTOS. MANTOS ARE UP TO 4 M THICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1990 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-DEC-1990 | Cox, Dennis P. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.