I?exa Prospect

Occurrence in Bolivia with commodities Silver, Gold
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. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005836
MRDS ID BL00022
Record type Site
Current site name I?exa Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.94978, -19.71871 (WGS84)
Elevation 3900
Relative position 0.75 KM S10W OF I%EXA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country
Bolivia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Intense Silicic And Argillic

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.94978, -19.71871

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Brecciated Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • ALTERED AREA WITH BOXWORK GOSSAN PROBABLY LIES IN THE CARAPACE OF A BURIED DACITE INTRUSIVE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Davila, Alfredo

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINTEC, 1990, PERSONAL COMMUN.

  • Deposit

    SITE VISIT, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL PERSONNEL

  • Deposit

    VISITED DEC. 6, 1991 BY USGS (N. BANKS) AND GEOBOL (SORIA, ENRIQUEZ

  • 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.