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Pachekhala Prospect

Occurrence in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Copper, Lead, Iron, Zinc
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  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. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086907
MRDS ID BL00016
Record type Site
Current site name Pachekhala Prospect
Alternate or previous names Miriquiri

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.45702, -16.99351 (WGS84)
Elevation 4500
Relative position 5 KM S40W OF ESTACION COMANCHE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • ON CERRO PACHEKHALA (CERRO MIRIQUIRI)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Copper Primary
Lead Primary
Iron Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Magnetite Ore
Malachite Ore
Apatite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Specularite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Quartz-Sericite, Propolytic

Analytical data

Result UP TO 5 PPM AU, 200 PPM CU, 2000 PPM PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.45702, -16.99351
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia Zones

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZATION IN BRECCIA BODIES CEMENTED BY SPECULARITE IN ANDESITE ON WEST SIDE OF CERRO PACHEKHALA. MAGNETITE CEMENTED BRECCIAS FOUND LOWER IN THE SYSTEM.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1987
Discoverer Mintec

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Roberto Sanchez

Comments on development

  • TRACES OF COLONIAL PROSPECTING ACTIVITY. DRILLED 1989 BY AUSTRABOL: 14 50 TO 100 M ROTARY DRILL HOLES FOUND SPRADIC MINERALIZATION WITH SOME AU VALUES UP TO 5 PPM.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1990 Ludington, Steve L. 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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