Corona De Espa?a Mine

Oruro, Bolivia

Copper

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Description

Spanish Colonists

Commodities

PrimaryCopper

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit typeStratabound

Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu

Deposit sizeS

WorkingsUnderground

Orebody formLENTICULAR

Ore controlPreferred Beds

Materials

Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Cuprite, Malachite

Geology

Host rockSandstone · Turco

Associated rockTuff · Turco

AlterationBleaching Of Grey Sandstone

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

Identification

Deposit ID10086937

MRDS IDBL10136

Alternate namesAdits: Agustin, Quinaya, Abertsio, San Luis

RegionSA

Data scoreB

Coordinates-18.12265, -68.14951

References

BARRIOS, J., AND PREVOST, X., 1969, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA CORONA DE ESPA%A: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA INFORME GB-M-648, 5PGEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (BARRIOS AND PREVOST, 1969CIMRIBARRIOS AND PREVOST (1969)