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Escoma Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Tin, Lead, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  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 10006545
MRDS ID BL30090
Record type Site
Current site name Escoma Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.13287, -15.58106 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 14 KM S65E OF PUERTO ACOSTA; 8 KM N5W OF ESCOMA

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
Lead Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Limonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Devonian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.13287, -15.58106
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • INTRUSIVE CONTAINS ANOMALOUS SB, PB, SN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • INACTIVE PROSPECT

Comments on development

  • BASED ON SAMPLING, A FAVORABLE ZONE FOR EXPLORATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BETWEEN ESCOMA, CACABURO AND THE EDGE OF LAKE TITICACA.

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 TIN MINERALIZATION APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO A SUBVOLCANIC INTRUSIVE BODY. MINERALIZATION IS LOCATED ALONG THE CONTACT WITH SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE LIMONITE, CONCENTRATIONS OF CASSITERITE ARE LOCAL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1996 Blacutt, William U.S. Geological Survey

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