Orcko Kocha Mine

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107609
MRDS ID BL20374
Record type Site
Current site name Orcko Kocha Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -65.59055, -19.37093 (WGS84)
Relative position 13 KM N5E OF DON DIEGO

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Torotoro
    Rock description Torotoro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) -65.59055, -19.37093

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRESUMABLY RELATED TO AN UNEXPOSED INTRUSIVE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1938

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Total resources 1832000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 2.04 wt-pct Lead Major 1982
    Silver Ag 7.64 g/mt Silver Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • POSSIBLE AND PROSPECTIVE RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USCAMAITA, E., AND JEMIO O., J., 1982, ORCKO KOCHA MINE INVENTORIATION PRELIMINARY REPORT: GEOBOL INFORME

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1991 Moreno Dorado, Jorge Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.