La Paz
Occurrence
Porvenir Mine
La Paz, Bolivia
Copper
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Description
Roberto Wagner A.
Commodities
Primary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Stratabound
Model
197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
LENTICULAR
Ore control
Cu Minerals Replace Organic Matter
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcocite, Covellite, Malachite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone · Ballivian
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1962
Identification
Deposit ID
10005942
MRDS ID
BL10155
Region
SA
Data score
D
Coordinates
-17.02268, -68.49952
References
LOPEZ A., H., AND MURILLO, J., 1963, INFORME SOBRE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA PORVENIR: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLGIA INFORME DNG-M-244, 5PGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (LOPEZ AND MURILLO, 1963CIMRI