Marte Placer

Producer in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10005938
MRDS ID BL10146
Record type Site
Current site name Marte Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.72974, -21.85033 (WGS84)
Elevation 4250
Relative position 16 KM N88E OF SAN ANTONIO DE LIPEZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Goethite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Hornblende Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Spinel Gangue
Topaz Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAYS BY GEOBOL (1971): 0 TO 1.27 G/CU M AU

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.72974, -21.85033

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fluvial Channels

Comments on the geologic information

  • 95% OF HEAVY MINERAL FRACTION IS ILMENITE-MAGNETITE-HEMATITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SERVICIO GEOLOGICO DE BOLIVIA, 1971, MINA MARTE: PROYECTO LIPEZ-COMIBOL-1970 INFORME GE-20, 13P., MAP 1:1,000

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY GEOBOL (1971

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit RECORD INFORMATION ALSO SUPPLIED BY GEOBOL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Long, K.R.; Camacho, E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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