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Azurita

Producer in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Copper
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  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 10206780
MAS/MILS ID 3350250027
Record type Site
Current site name Azurita

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -68.21951, -18.09765 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM AHLFELD MAP, 1954- TRANSPORT TO PROPOSED CU REFINERY NR.GUAQI-TITICACA REFINER # 335-20-077.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cerussite Unknown
Chrysocolla Unknown
Copper Unknown
Cuprite Unknown
Malachite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -68.21951, -18.09765
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 14M
    Length 600M
    Area 10HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 10
    Date of Last Modification 780615

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1910

Mining district

District name Turco

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 Corp. Minera De Bolivia
    Interest 100
    Home office Bolivia
    Year 1954

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 10000M
    Overall depth 150M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Waste Rock 25
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING NO FLOW
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER W/LAGGING CONCRETE-UNREINFOR
    Number of Shafts 2
    Length of Inclines (m) 0
    Slope of Inclines 0
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 500
    Number of Adits 4
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 250
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 10
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 310
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    MINERO DE BOLIVIA, LA PAZ, PG. 219-220, PRINTED IN BILBAO, S

  • Deposit

    IMPRENTA INDUSTRIAL S. A., IN SPANISH.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1991 Ljb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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