Miguela A-Zone

Bolivia· GuarayosUnknown
Contained Copper
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Average Grade
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Deposit Type
VMS — Bimodal-Mafic
Discovery Year
1994

Overview

Minimum tonnage 1.62 million t @ 3.76% Cu, 0.33% Zn, 1.26 g/t Au, 11.3 g/t Ag. Massive to disseminated. 3 bodies in two stratigraphic layers: Western A-1 and A-2 in upper horizon, Eastern A-3 in lower horizon, separated by 300 m; A-1 is massive tabular 12-23 m thick, 450 m strike length, 350 m down-dip extent, open, A-2 is massive and semi-massive, A-3 is disseminated pyrite; 40 m thick oxide zone, 45 m supergene zone. Tholeiitic-calc alkaline.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Bimodal-mafic in epicontinental arc

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Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS