1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

A?o Nuevo Prospect

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005827
MRDS ID BL00006
Record type Site
Current site name A?o Nuevo Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.83116, -19.70899 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 13 KM E OF I%EXA, 17 KM BY ROAD FROM SALINAS DE GARCI MENDOZA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO CHUIMA JAKKE

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification Envelopes Around Veins. Widespread Propylitic Alteration, Sporadic Sericitic And Argillic Alteration.

Analytical data

Result AU GENERALLY LESS THAN 0.05 G/MT. AG VALUES UP TO 87 G/T.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.83116, -19.70899
ListMap

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINS MAY BE IN TERTIARY ROCKS EXPOSED IN WINDOWS WITHIN QUATERNARY VOLCANIC COVER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1987
Discoverer Mintec

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Davila, Alfredo

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PITS ON OXIDIZED VEINS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC, 1990, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIO

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION BY MINTEC FROM 198

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS TREND N30E AND N45 TO 60W

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Ludington, Steve L. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site