Mine detail: Esperanza Mine

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Location: La Paz, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.50739, -68.32645
dep_id: 10005948
mrds_id: BL10162
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Stratabound
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Chalcocite, Malachite
orebody_fm: LENTICULAR
work_type: Surface
model: 197: Sediment-hosted Cu
ore_ctrl: Chalcocite Replaces Organic Matter
Reporter: Long, Keith R.
hrock_unit: Totora
hrock_type: Sandstone
References:
  • Deposit:: MEYER, H.C., AND MURILLO, J.E., 1961, INVESTIGACIONES EN LA FAJA CUPRIFERA ALTIPLANICA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 1, 49P
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Production:: MEYER AND MURILLO (1961)
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