Oruro
Past Producer

Chuquichambi Deposits

Oruro, Bolivia
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR, TABULAR
Ore controlCu Minerals Replace Calcite-Fe Oxide Cement In Sandstones Capped By Impermeable Shale
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Malachite
GanguePyrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Huayllamarca
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10086947
MRDS IDBL10223
Alternate namesSan Miguel, Celia
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.90237, -67.91006
References
RUIZ G., LORGIO, , ALGUNAS CONSIDERACIONES SOBRE LA GENESIS DEL YACIMIENTO CUPRIFERO DE CHUQUICHAMBI: YACIMIENTOS PETROLIFEROS FISCALES BOLIVIANOS REVISTA, V., P. 459-470.GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIAGEOBOL, 1974, PROYECTO CHUQUICHAMBI: GEOBOL INFORME GE-G1/250CIMRI(1-3) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)