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Viloco Placer Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Gold, Copper
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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 10006454
MRDS ID BL20493
Record type Site
Current site name Viloco Placer Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.49949, -16.88101 (WGS84)
Elevation 4450
Relative position 1.1 KM W OF VILOCO

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
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Gold Primary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Wolframite Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 123
USGS model code 39e
Deposit model name Alluvial placer Sn

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.49949, -16.88101
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Reg.Trends: N 80 W

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: NW 60-70 ; GEOL.DESC: SMALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Empresa Minera La Paz (Subsidiary Of Comibol)
  • Type Owner
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLEIST GLACIAL MORAINE WITH POORLY SORTED CLASTS OF GRANODIORITE, HORNFELS, SANDSTONE, AND SHALE IN A MATRIX OF GRAVEL, SAND AND CLAY WITH IRREGULARLY DISTRIBUTED CASSITERITE, WOLFRAMITE, GOLD, ARSENOPYRITE, PYRITE, AND CHALCOPYRITE.
Deposit BL

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1991 Guerra, Edwin Servicio Geologic de Bolivia
Updater 01-DEC-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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