Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver
TertiaryCopper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlIntense Ne Trending Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Orpiment, Realgar, Silver, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GangueJarosite, Pyrite
Geology
Host rockDacite
AlterationIntense Sericitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1983-
First production1983
Discovery year1979
Identification
Deposit ID10056482
MRDS IDTC00500
Alternate namesKhori Kkollu, Cerro Chuquina, Inti Raymi
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.80043, -67.44949
References
REDWOOD, S.D., 1987, THE SOLEDAD CALDERA, BOLIVIA: A MIOCENE CALDERA WITH ASSOCIATED EPITHERMAL AU-AG-CU-PB-ZN MINERALIZATION: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 99, P. 395-404.ALARCON B., H., AND VILLALPANDO B., A., 1988, ALTERACIONES HIDROTERMALES Y TERMOMETRIA DEL YACIMIENTO "LA JOYA" - ORURO, BOLIVIA, IN EXTENDED ABSTRACTS, YACIMIENTOS EPITERMALES EN AMBIENTES DE VOLCANISMO RECIENTO, SEMINARIO-TALLER, BOLIVIA, SEPT. 4-16, 1988, 2 P.ANZOLEAGA, V., 1988, THE JOYA COPPER-GOLD-SILVER DISTRICT, BOLIVIA, IN EXTENDED ABSTRACTS, YACIMIENTOS EPITERMALES EN AMBIENTES DE VOLCANISMO RECIENTE, SEMINARIO-TALLAR, BOLIVIA, SEPT. 4-16, 1988, 2 P.MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1989, P. 45.SITE VISIT, MAY, 1990 BY USGS GEOLOGISTS.VISITED BY USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL 199CIMRISTATE DEPT MINERALS REPORT BOLIVIA 1988, P. 41-42REDWOOD (1987)