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Rio Vilaque Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Tin
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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 10006538
MRDS ID BL30081
Record type Site
Current site name Rio Vilaque Prospect
Alternate or previous names Huilaque, Wila Sakke

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.36619, -16.38103 (WGS84)
Elevation 4000
Relative position 28 KM N65W OF LA PAZ.

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 RIVER CROSSES THE LA PAZ-ACHACACHI ROAD SOME 25 KM WNW OF LA PAZ.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tin Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
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) -68.36619, -16.38103
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE SORCE IS NEAR THE OLD HUALLANTANI MINE AND THERE ARE SOME AURIFEROUS VEINS IN THE AREA. THE RIVER CUTS STEEP VELLEYS THROUGH MORAINES AND EVENTUALLY DISAPPEARS IN ALARGE PLAIN. THE BEDROCK LIES AT A DEPTH OF 30 TO 50 INCHES.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • THE AREA HAS BEEN DRILLED SEVERAL TIMES AND AN AVERAGE GOLD GRADE OF 50 MG/CUBIC YARD IS REPORTED.

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 THE HIGHEST GOLD VALUES ARE FOUND IN THE BASAL GRAVELS LAYING ON WEATHERED GRANITE. NUMEROUS NUGGETS HAVE BEEN FOUND. TOWARDS THE BASE THE GRAVEL CONTAINS UP TO 200 MG/CUBIC YARD, WITH SOME CASSITERITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1994 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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