Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlCu Minerals Replace Clay Matrix Of Preferred Litharenite Beds
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Cuprite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Ballivian
StructureOn Nw Flank Of Corocoro Anticline
AlterationBleaching
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094207
MRDS IDBL10153
Alternate namesPisaquiri, Anaconda, Violeta
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-17.03851, -68.48869
References
CARRASCO C., R., 1963, CONTRIBUCION AL CONOCIMIENTO GEOLOGICO DEL TERCIARIO ALTIPLANO "ZONA COMANCHE", PROVINCIA PACAJES, DEPARTAMENTO DE LA PAZ: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, MAP 1:25,000.LJUNGGREN, P. AND MEYER, H.C., 1964, THE COPPER MINERALIZATION IN THE COROCORO BASIN, BOLIVIA: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59, P. 110-125.BERNAL, RUBEN SANDY, 1979, MINERALIZACION DE COBRE Y PETROGRAFIA DE LA REGION DE COROCORO NORTE (ENTRE MINAS AMERICAS UNIDAS Y ANACONDA): UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOSCIENCIAS, 84P., MAP: 1:10,000.THESIS BY BERNAL (1979)THESIS BY CARRASCO (1963)CIMRI