Mine detail: Cordeor Clay Pit

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Location: Oruro, Bolivia, South America
Lat / long: -17.66238, -67.20699
dep_id: 10107577
mrds_id: BL00061
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Brick Clay
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
ore: Illite
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Erosional - Sedimentary Processes
ore_ctrl: Lacustrine Basin
Reporter: Orris, Greta J. (Asher-Bolinder, Sigrid)
hrock_type: Lake Sediments
References:
  • Deposit:: MONTES DE OCA, ISMAEL, 1982, GEOGRAFIA Y RECURSOS NATURALES DE BOLIVIA: LA PAZ IMPRENTA SUPEREL LTDA., P. 346-351.
  • Deposit:: FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL
  • Deposit:: SITE VISIT BY S. ASHER-BOLINER (USGS) AND J.E. SORIA (GEOBOL), AUGUST, 1990
  • Other Database:: CIMRI
  • Reserve-Resource:: MONTES DE OCA, 1982.
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