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Golden Hill Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Sulfur, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Alteration
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005831
MRDS ID BL00011
Record type Site
Current site name Golden Hill Prospect
Alternate or previous names Cerro Dorado

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.41621, -17.21435 (WGS84)
Elevation 4900
Relative position 23 KM N70W OF BERENGUELA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO SINEJAVI

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Secondary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Alteration

  • (Local) Several Large Areas Of Argillic Alteration. Local Silicification.

Analytical data

Result SPORADIC AU VALUES UP TO 0.4 G/MT AND 30 G/MT AG BUT MOSTLY LESS THAN 0.05 G/MT AU AND 5 G/MT AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.41621, -17.21435
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • TYPICAL HIGH-LEVEL ARGILLIC ALTERATION ZONE IN A STRATOVOLCANO

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Discovery year 1988
Discoverer Mintec

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Roberto Sanchez

Comments on development

  • CONCESSION IS ABOUT 25 SQ KM IN AREA

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC, 1990, PERSONAL COMMUN

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION WORK BY MINTEC FROM 198

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Ludington, Steve L. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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