Mine detail: San Miguel Prospect

Previously called 'Llanquera'

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.98626, -67.73867
dep_id: 10005921
mrds_id: BL10114
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper, Silver
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcocite, Malachite
gangue: Quartz
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
model: 197: Sediment-hosted Cu
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Coniri
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Syncline, Post-Mineralization Faults Dislocated Ore
References:
  • Deposit:: MURILLO, J.E., 1960, INFORME SOBRE ORIENTACION TECNICA MINA SAN MIGUEL: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DYMM-70, 4P.
  • Deposit:: LOPEZ A., H., 1958, INFORME SOBRE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINA LLANQUERA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA INFORME DCMS-16, 2P.
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (MURILLO, 1960, AND LOPEZ, 1958
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Reserve-Resource:: LOPEZ (1958)
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