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Flor Del Illampu Placer

Producer in La Paz, Bolivia with commodities Gold, Tin
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086985
MRDS ID BL20038
Record type Site
Current site name Flor Del Illampu Placer

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -68.36619, -15.23107 (WGS84)
Elevation 800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

La Paz(province)

Bolivia(country)

South America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Bolivia La Paz

Comments on the location information

  • ON RIO CONSATA

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Gold Ore
Garnet Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

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 Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock
    Rock unit name Cangalli
    Rock description Cangalli

Nearby scientific data

(1) -68.36619, -15.23107
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Cooperativa Flor Del Illampu

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1987
    Total resources 514000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.73 g/mt Gold Major 1987

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Length 260M

Comments on the workings information

  • OPEN PITS AND 7 ADITS

Comments on development

  • PLACERS WORKED BY PANNING AND SLUICING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GONZALES A., 1987, INFORME ETAPA "A" PROYECTO 509/86 - CENTRO DE DOCUMENTACION FONDO NACIONAL DE EXPLORACION MINERA.

  • Deposit

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

  • Other Database

    CIMRI

  • Reserve-Resource

    (1) GUSTAVSON ASSOC. (1992)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD FLAKES UP TO 7 MM LONG IN CANGALLI POLYMICT CONGLOMERATE. SMALLER FLAKES AND LOWER CONCENTRATIONS OF GOLD IN MODERN STREAM SEDIMENTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Long, Keith R. U.S. Geological Survey

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