Mine detail: Copacabana Mine

Previously called 'Huallpa Coya'

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Location: Potosi, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -21.68922, -67.44892
dep_id: 10005908
mrds_id: BL10094
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Bornite, Chalcocite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
model: 197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: San Vicente Member 2
hrock_type: Conglomerate
References:
  • Deposit:: SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA COPACABANA: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-70 INFORME GE-41, 19P., MAPS 1:20,000; 1:5,000; 1:200
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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