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Santo Domingo Placer Mine

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Lead, Tungsten
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006526
MRDS ID BL30067
Record type Site
Current site name Santo Domingo Placer Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.94951, -16.58769 (WGS84)
Elevation 3280
Relative position 2.6 KM DUE SOUTH FROM PALCA.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • PLACER EXTENDS 1.4 KM ALONG RIO HUANCAPAMPA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Wolframite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -67.94951, -16.58769
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • IN 1957 SOME 200 SMALL MINERS PRODUCED ABOUT 2 KG/MONTH AU.

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFTS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AHLFELD, F., AND SCHNEIDER-SCHERBINA, A., 1964, LOS YACIMIENTOS MINERALES Y DE HIDROCARBUROS DE BOLIVIA: DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE GEOLOGIA BOLETIN 5, P. 60.

  • Deposit

    WINKELMANN, L., 1983, GEOLOGIE UND LAGERSTATTEN IM BEREICHPALCA (MURURATA) UND DIE GEOCHEMIE DER SILURSEDIMENTITE IN DER CORDILLERA LA PAZ/BOLIVIEN: BERLINER GEOWISSENSCHAFTLICHE ABHANDLUNGEN, REIHEA, V. 51, 110 P.

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD BEARING GRAVEL ABOUT 50 CM THICK AT 4 TO 6 M DEPTH ON TOP OF BEDROCK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-APR-1994 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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