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Pepito Prospect

Occurrence in Potosi, Bolivia with commodity Lead
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006305
MRDS ID BL20297
Record type Site
Current site name Pepito Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.26612, -20.13092 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position JUST SW OF TICA TICA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Quartz Gangue

Analytical data

Result AVERAGE OF 4 SAMPLES: 0.39% PB.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Silurian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Graywacke

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.26612, -20.13092
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Ox Axis Of Tica Tica Anticline

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hugo Martinet

Comments on the workings information

  • PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING CO. EXPL. NO. 302/68 - MINTEC I-VM-II.

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SHORT VEINS, AVERAGING 0.20 M WIDE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1991 Edwin Guerra Servicio Geologic de Bolivia

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

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