| Deposit ID | 10107592 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | BL20069 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Esperanza Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -67.07448, -17.27545 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4508 |
| Relative position | 13 KM N20E OF COLQUIRI |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Siderite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -67.07448, -17.27545 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 20M |
| Length | 500M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| District name | La Paz |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Humberto Paz Alarcon |
| First year | 1969 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | BL20069 |
VEDIA, M.J., AND GONZALES, G.A., 1969, ESPERANZA MINE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G2/439
CIMRI
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEINS ARE 200 TO 500 M LONG AND 3 TO 20 M WIDE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1991 | Calderon, Raul | Servicio Geologic de Bolivia | |
| Updater | 01-SEP-1993 | Long, Keith R. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.