Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryBentonite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeStratabound
Model197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlPreferred Bed (Cu), Tuff Beds (Bentonite)
Materials
Ore mineralsBentonite, Chalcocite, Malachite
Geology
Host rockSandstone
StructureOn W Flank Of Nw Anticline
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1956
Discovery year1956
Identification
Deposit ID10107587
MRDS IDBL10140
RegionSA
Data scoreC
Coordinates-17.56433, -68.23284
References
GUERRA, M., AND ASCARRUNZ K., R., 1964A, INFORME SOBRE EL ESTUDIO DEL YACIMIENTO BENTONITICO MINA LA ENCONTRADA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-342, 6P.GUERRA, M., AND ASCARRUNZ K., R., 1964B, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA LA ENCONTRADA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DNG-M-343, 7P., MAP 1:500.GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (GUERRA AND ASCARRUNZ, 1964A, 1964BCIMRIGUERRA AND ASCARRUNZ (1964B)