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Rio Amantala Placer

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodity Gold
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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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006532
MRDS ID BL30073
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Amantala Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.94949, -14.74775 (WGS84)
Elevation 1500
Relative position 25 KM FROM APOLO.

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

Comments on the location information

  • THIS PROSPECT HAS AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 238 SQUARE KILOMETERS AND IS LOCATED AT THE CONFLUENCE OF THE AMANTALA, PUENTE, AND PELECHUCO RIVERS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -66.94949, -14.74775
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THERE ARE EXTENSIVE TERRACES, BOTH ANCIENT AND MODERN. THESE CONTAIN MATERIAL ERODED FROM THE APOLOBAMBA CORDILLERA WHICH CONTAINS AURIFEROUS QUARTZ VEIN DEPOSITS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • THE PROSPECT HAS BEEN STUDIED THROUGH GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF DRAINAGE MATERIAL.

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 INITIAL SAMPLING OF THE TERRACE MATERIAL HAS GIVEN SOME RESULTS OF GREATER THAN 1 G/MT GOLD.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William 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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