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Rio Tequeje Prospect

Occurrence 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 10006536
MRDS ID BL30078
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Tequeje Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -67.48283, -13.59779 (WGS84)
Elevation 700
Relative position 40 KM FROM TODOS SANTOS.

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

  • THE TEQUEJE RIVER IS A TRIBUTARY ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE BENI RIVER WHOSE SOURCE IS IN THE LAST OF THE SUBANDEAN HILLS.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

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) -67.48283, -13.59779
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • IN THE UPPER PARTS OF THIS RIVER AND THE MADHIDI RIVER ARE 3.5 BILLION CUBIC METERS OF CONSOLIDATED AND UNCONSOLIDATED CONGLOMERATES THAT CONTAIN GOLD AND TRACES OF PLATINUM GROUP METALS.

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 EXTENSIVE AURIFEROUS BEACHES AND TERRACES WHICH ARE DREDGEABLE. NINETY SAMPLES OF BEACH MATERIAL GAVE AN AVERAGE OF 52 MG AU PER CUBIC METER. THIRTY-SEVEN SAMPLES OF TERRACE MATERIAL GAVE AN AVERAGE OF 111 MG AU PER CUBIC METER.

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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