Mine detail: Porvenir Mine

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Location: La Paz, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.02268, -68.49952
dep_id: 10005942
mrds_id: BL10155
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcocite, Covellite, Malachite
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
model: 197: Sediment-hosted Cu
ore_ctrl: Cu Minerals Replace Organic Matter
Reporter: Long, K.R.
hrock_unit: Ballivian
hrock_type: Sandstone
disc_yr: 1962
discr: Roberto Wagner A.
References:
  • Deposit:: LOPEZ A., H., AND MURILLO, J., 1963, INFORME SOBRE ASISTENCIA TECNICA MINA CUPRIFERA PORVENIR: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLGIA INFORME DNG-M-244, 5P
  • Deposit:: GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (LOPEZ AND MURILLO, 1963
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
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