Mojos Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc, Cobalt, Nickel
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006118
MRDS ID BL20052
Record type Site
Current site name Mojos Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.84953, -14.54776 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Relative position 25 KM FROM MOJOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz
Bolivia La Paz

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.84953, -14.54776

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INFORME SOBRE PROSPECCION GEOQUIMICA E INVESTIGACIONES GEOLOGICAS - PROYECTO APOLO - 1977 (LP-1)

  • Deposit

    PROYECTO GEOMINERALOGICO APOLO - INFORME FINAL 1979 (LP-9)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SECONDARY COPPER MINERALS IN METAMORPHOSED SHALE ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG PB-ZN GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALY IN SOILS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 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.