Nevados Payachata Occurrence

Occurrence in Oruro, Bolivia with commodity Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086950
MRDS ID BL10235
Record type Site
Current site name Nevados Payachata Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -69.12953, -18.14043 (WGS84)
Elevation 5500
Relative position 12 KM N60W OF ESTANCIA PAPEL PAMPA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Oruro(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia Oruro

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sulfur Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 167
USGS model code 25m
Deposit model name Fumarolic sulfur

Nearby scientific data

(1) -69.12953, -18.14043

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MCVEY, HAL, 1989, REPUBLICA DE BOLIVIA INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, MARKET SURVEY AND OUTLOOK: LA PAZ, BOLIVIA, UNDP, 40P

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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