La Paz
Occurrence
Palmira Mine
La Paz, Bolivia
Copper
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Commodities
Primary
Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit type
Stratabound
Model
197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit size
S
Workings
Underground
Orebody form
LENTICULAR
Ore control
Cu Minerals Replace Organic Matter
Materials
Ore minerals
Chalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rock
Sandstone · Tiahuanacu
Structure
On Ne Flank Of Anticline
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Identification
Deposit ID
10086941
MRDS ID
BL10152
Region
SA
Data score
C
Coordinates
-16.59769, -68.83286
References
CARO, E., AND VARGAS, F., 1963, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA PALMIRA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-316, 4P., MAP 1:500GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY CARO AND VARGAS (1963CIMRI