Morococala

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182396
MAS/MILS ID 3350250011
Record type Site
Current site name Morococala

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -66.79947, -18.17764 (WGS84)
Elevation 4100
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Andalusite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown
Siderite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -66.79947, -18.17764

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N30E
    Dip 75E
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 300M
    Width 150M
    Area 50HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Type of Orebody #3 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N30E:75E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 50
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1894
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock
Year of first production 1894
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Morococala

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease
Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bolivian Government Corp. Minera De Bolivia
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1975

Comments on the production information

  • 76-RCD 120- MINE PROD.FROM 1975 E/MJ DIRECTORY WAS 10,000 TO 10 TONS ORE.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method FILLED STOPES
    Percent Waste Rock 50
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    Number of Adits 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 20
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TURNEAURE, F. S., 1960, A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MAJOR ORE DEP

  • Deposit

    OF CENTRAL BOLIVIA, PARTS 1 AND 2: ECON. GEOL., V. 55, PP. 2

  • Deposit

    574-606.

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., 1954, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES DE BOLIVIA: BAN

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 45-46, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

  • Deposit

    1975 E/MJ INT. DIRECTORY,PP. 212

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-SEP-1992 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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