Mantos Blancos Mine

Potosi, Bolivia

Copper

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Description

Cooperativa Litoral

Commodities

PrimaryCopper

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu

Deposit sizeS

WorkingsUnderground

Orebody formLENTICULAR, IRREGULAR

Ore controlPreferred Beds Normal Faults

Materials

Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite

GanguePyrite, Quartz

Geology

Host rockSandstone · Quehua Inferior

StructureSyncline, N30e 70 To 75e Normal Faults With Up To 1.8 M Throw

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

First production1963

Discovery year1963

Identification

Deposit ID10107580

MRDS IDBL10059

RegionSA

Data scoreB

Coordinates-21.64172, -67.05308

References

SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA MANTOS BLANCOS: PROYECTO COMIBOL-LIPEZ-70 INFORME GE-25, 320., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:500GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971CIMRI