Mine detail: Cerro Negro Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-21.62811, -67.13891

Resource(M)

Primary:	Copper
Ore:	Bornite, Malachite
Orebody form:	LENTICULAR
Discovery year:	1970

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Stratabound
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1970

Geology

Host rock:	Quehua Inferior
Host type:	Sandstone
Structure:	Linares Anticline

References

MRDS	BL10057
DEP	10005880
Reference	{Deposit:: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA LINARES-CERRO NEGRO: PROYECTO COMIBOL-LIPEZ-70 INFORME GE-28/29, 21P., MAPS 1:1,000; 1:50}{Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971}{Other Database:: CIMRI}
Reporter	Long, Keith R.