Description
Spanish Colonists
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures, Fault Zone, Stratification
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Covellite, Cuprite, Malachite, Silver
GangueCalcite, Gypsum, Travertine
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Potoco;Minchin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10005927
MRDS IDBL10127
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.99118, -67.20947
References
SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA COBRIZAS: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-35, 25P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:200.LYONS, W., 1957, GEOLOGIA Y RESULTADOS DE LAS PERFORACIONES EN COBRIZOS: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA, UNPUBLISHED REPORTGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971)REPORT TO COMIBOL BY KERSEN AND LYON IN 1957; 5 HOLES DRILLEDREPORT TO COMIBOL BY J. FUENTES IN 1967CIMRI