Cerro Podorosa Occurrence

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodities Silver, Lead, Copper, Tin
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. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006081
MRDS ID BL10383
Record type Site
Current site name Cerro Podorosa Occurrence
Alternate or previous names Rio Blanco

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.76615, -22.63087 (WGS84)
Elevation 5400
Relative position 5 KM E OF RIO BLANCO

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
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Primary
Tin Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Limonite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Argillization, Silicification, Sericitization

Analytical data

Result ANALYSES (USGS/GEOBOL): AS MUCH AS 2 G/MT AG, 0.05% PB, 0.15% CU, 15 PPM SN.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.76615, -22.63087

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discoverer U.S. Geological Survey/Servicio Geologico De Bolivia

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FIELD INVESTIGATIONS, 1990, USGS/GEOBOL

  • Deposit

    VISITED BY UGSG/GEOBOL OCT. 3, 199

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1990 Long, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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