| Deposit ID | 10231082 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 3350200012 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Corocoro |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -68.48952, -17.19768 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 4000 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
La Paz(province)
Bolivia(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Bolivia | La Paz |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aragonite | Unknown |
| Barite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Copper | Unknown |
| Gypsum | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -68.48952, -17.19768 |
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| Strike | N10W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 50W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 30M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 30HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1560 |
| Year of first production | 1830 |
| District name | Corocoro Copper District |
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| Type of mineral rights | State Lease |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
| Ownership category | State |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bolivian Government - Comibol |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Bolivia |
| Year | 1955 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 14000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall depth | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 3350200012 |
ENTWISTLE, L., GOUIN, L., 1955, THE CHALCOCITE-ORE DEPOSITS
COROCORO, BOLIVIA: ECON. GEOL., V. 50, NO. 6, PP. 555-570.
SINGEWALD, J. T., BERRY E., 1922, THE GEOLOGY OF THE COROCOR
DIST. OF BOLIVIA: THE JOHNS HOPKINS U. STUDIES IN GEOL. NO.
BALTIMORE, MD., 117 PGS.
E/MJ INT.DIRECTORY, 1975-76,PP. 212.
MINING JOURNAL APR 16 1971, APRIL 2 1976
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT WAS MINED DURING PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD FOR NATIVE COPP PRODUCTION STATED AT 7000000 MT ORE PRODUCING 350000 MT CU P 1952. THIS IS A TYPICAL REDBED CU DEPOSIT, SIMILAR TO NACIMI CUBA, NEW MEXICO. NATIVE CU WAS PRIMARY ORE MINERAL UNTIL 19 IS NOW MAJOR MINERAL, NATIVE AG COMMON. 1971-SHAFT SINKERS OF JOHANNESBURG HAS STARTED SINKING A 661 1976-THE CORPORATION MINERA DE BOLIVIA (COMIBOL) IS REPORTED E RECEIVED A $400,000 LOAN FROM THE CAF TO CARRY OUT FEASIBI UDIES FOR A COPPER CONCENTRATE PLANT AT COROCORO |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 26-JAN-1995 | Ljb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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