Andres Felipe Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10006634
MRDS ID BL30207
Record type Site
Current site name Andres Felipe Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.64953, -15.73105 (WGS84)
Elevation 2700
Relative position 8 KM FROM SORATA.

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
Gold Primary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillization, And Carbonization

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.64953, -15.73105

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike (1) N50-80W; (2) N3-20E; (3) N10-40W
    Dip (1) 40-60SW/NE (2) 50-70SE;(3) 60-80SW
  • Strike (1) N50-80W; (2) N3-20E; (3) N10-40W
    Dip (1) 40-60SW/NE (2) 50-70SE;(3) 60-80SW
  • Dip (1) 40-60SW/NE (2) 50-70SE;(3) 60-80SW

Comments on the geologic information

  • DACITE INTRUDES SIL AND DEV SANDSTONE AND SHALE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Comrosa

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC., 1992, COMPENDIUM OF THE ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF BOLIVIA

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit IN THE DACITE OUTCROP, WHICH IS 60-70 M WIDE AND 1000 M LONG, THERE IS INTENSE FRACTURING WHICH FORMS 3 SYSTEMS OF VEINS.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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