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Viladel Placer

Producer in Potosi, 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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086913
MRDS ID BL10008
Record type Site
Current site name Viladel Placer
Alternate or previous names San Antonio De Lipez Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -66.83918, -21.75394 (WGS84)
Elevation 4200
Relative position 13 KM N20E OF SAN ANTONIO DE LIPEZ

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Potosi(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Potosi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Analytical data

Result ESTIMATED GRADE OF 0.2 G/CU M AS PARTICLES GREATER THAN 1 MM IN SIZE

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) -66.83918, -21.75394
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Metasediments Are Folded
Type of structure Local
Structure description Fluvialglacial Valley

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 0.5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Found On Ancient Terraces In Ord Quartzite And Slate

Comments on the geologic information

  • VEINLETS OF QUARTZ-JAROSITE-GOLD FOUND IN COUNTRY ROCK. PLACERS ARE VERY CLOSE TO SOURCE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1965

Mining district

District name San Antonio De Lipez

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Corporacion Minera De Bolivia (Comibol)

Comments on the workings information

  • SIMPLE PLACER DIGGINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, 1989, PROYECTO DE METALES PRECIOSOS PROVINCIA SUD LIPEZ, DEPARTAMENTO DE POTOSI, BOLIVIA: UNPUBLISHED REPORT, P. 23-24.

  • Deposit

    COMIBOL, 1990, PROSPECTUS, SAN ANTONIO DE LIPEZ PLACER

  • Deposit

    EXAMINED BY CANADIAN CONSULTING FIRM OF ROCHE ON BEHALF OF COMIBOL IN 1990

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS BY UNDP (1989)

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Discovery Year: 1960'S

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1990 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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