Las Vegas Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Silver
Sections on this page
  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005832
MRDS ID BL00012
Record type Site
Current site name Las Vegas Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.24121, -17.556 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 3 KM S OF ESTACION EDUARDO ABAROA

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 NE FLANK CERRO ALCA KKOLLU

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Alteration

  • (Local) Andesite Dikes Are Bleached And Oxidized

Analytical data

Result SPORADIC VALUES UP TO 0.25 G/MT AU AND 1 G/MT AG.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Abaroa; Berenguela; Mauri
    Rock description Abaroa;Berenguela;Mauri
  • 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) -69.24121, -17.556

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Large N30w Structure Intruded By Andesite Dikes

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer Mintec

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Edgar Quispe

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FERREY ORTEGA, CARLOS J., 1980, ESTUDIO GEOLOGICO DE LA REGION DE LA ESTACION FERROVIARIA DE EDUARDO ABAROA, PROVINCIA PACAJES, DEPARTAMENTO LA PAZ: UNPUBLISHED TESIS DE GRADO, UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRES, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS

  • Deposit

    EXPLORATION BY MINTEC

  • Deposit

    THESIS BY FERREY (1980)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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