La Paz
Occurrence

El Hogar Mine

La Paz, Bolivia
Copper
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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Geology
Host rockConglomerate · Huayllamarca
StructureN 70 W Thrust Fault
Tectonic settingTectonic Depression
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10005918
MRDS IDBL10109
Alternate namesMantos: Gloria, San Jose, Santiago
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-17.39461, -68.34757
References
MEYER, H.C., AND MURILLO, J.E., 1961, INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS EN LA FAJA CUPRIFERA ALTIPLANICA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 1, 49PCIMRIMEYER AND MURILLO (1961)