Oruro
Past Producer

Cerro Colorado Mine

Oruro, Bolivia
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model87: Basaltic Cu (BC name is Volcanic redbed Cu)
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlFractures
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
Geology
Host rockBasalt · Yonza
Associated rockBasalt · Yonza
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1946
Discovery year1946
Identification
Deposit ID10005980
MRDS IDBL10202
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-20.56341, -67.98811
References
BUSTILLOS CAMPOS, OSCAR JUAN, 1966, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA PENINSULA DE YONZA: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, 69P., MAP 1:50,000THESIS BY BUSTILLOS (1966CIMRI